Total Crime Rate

144.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.2 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 144.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pickmere Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 187th highest crime rate of 490 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 40.7% higher than the Hawes Side average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickmere Avenue (FY4 3HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mirfield Grove, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quayle Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pickmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawes Side Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troughton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Darley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Troughton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sowerby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Renwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Malham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Renwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wanstead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Euxton Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Dewhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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