Total Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hurstmere Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 77th 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 Hurstmere Avenue (FY4 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% lower than the Clifton average (258.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurstmere Avenue (FY4 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Avenue, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Euxton Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hurstmere Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darley Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hurstmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Renwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quayle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millington Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swindon Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howe Avenue —

Data Sources

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