Total Crime Rate
144.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Waterloo Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 195th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 3AG) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Euxton Court. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hawes Side| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swindon Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunsop Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunsop Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunsop Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fernhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Threlfall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernhurst Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hodder Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dover Court | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ansdell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ansdell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beardshaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mirfield Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beardshaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eccleston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemingway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boardman Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dover Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Road | Under investigation |
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