Total Crime Rate

362.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 362.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.2 7/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mayfield Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 75th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mayfield Avenue (FY4 2NT) in the last 12 months was 362.1 per 1,000 residents and was 385.4% higher than the Squires Gate average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -81.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 129.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Avenue (FY4 2NT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mayfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bournemouth Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boome Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodore Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodore Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Byland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurier Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Road —
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Data Sources

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