Crime Rates at Waltham Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 2NQ

Waltham Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waltham Avenue (FY4 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltham Avenue (FY4 2NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.