Crime Rates at Selby Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 2LY

Selby Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selby Avenue (FY4 2LY) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Highfield average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selby Avenue (FY4 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Dayton Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.