Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chislehurst Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 206th highest crime rate of 490 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 Chislehurst Avenue (FY4 3AP) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% higher than the Hawes Side average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chislehurst Avenue (FY4 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Lynton Avenue. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chislehurst Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hodder Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwell Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Edwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hall Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Threlfall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hudson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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