Total Crime Rate

115.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Powell Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 221st highest crime rate of 490 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 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Clifton average (244.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powell Avenue (FY4 3HH), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Powell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Renwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Renwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sowerby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Darley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Logan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Logan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tranmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tranmere Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Dewhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Malham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellesmere Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Edwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwell Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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