Total Crime Rate
76.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Waterloo Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 3AA) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Hawes Side average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falmouth Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hawes Side| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Weston Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunedale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shetland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmouth Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmouth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hebden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gladstone Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Threlfall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gladstone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Truro Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchester Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Durley Road | Local resolution |
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