Total Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sawley 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 Sawley Avenue (FY4 2NB) 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 Sawley Avenue (FY4 2NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kimberley Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belvere Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Highfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Squires Gate Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Waltham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalton Avenue | Under investigation |
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