Total Crime Rate
25.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hemingway area has the lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 33rd 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 Hemingway (FY4 3BP) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Hawes Side average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hemingway (FY4 3BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lynton Avenue, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watson Court (35 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 | Lunedale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchester Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernhurst Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fernhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watson Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watson Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Watson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Truro Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Watson Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Watson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Watson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hebden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swindon Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Weston Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eccleston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemingway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Threlfall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lynton Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lynton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Road | β |
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