Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Powell Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powell Avenue (FY4 3HH) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powell Avenue (FY4 3HH), 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 Powell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millington Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hurstmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howe Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swindon Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernhurst Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fernhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Renwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quayle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mirfield Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darley Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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