Total Crime Rate
144.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pickmere Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 191st highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pickmere Avenue (FY4 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% higher than the Hawes Side average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pickmere Avenue (FY4 3HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Euxton Court. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hawes Side| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quayle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemingway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Renwick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hurstmere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mirfield Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howe Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Troughton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fernhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernhurst Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swindon Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millington Avenue | β |
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