Crime Rates at Oak Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 3EQ

Oak Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 104th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Avenue (FY4 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 145.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Avenue (FY4 3EQ), 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.