Crime Rates at Hemingway, Blackpool, FY4 3BS

Hemingway 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 3BS) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 3BS), 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.