Crime Rates at Powell Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 3HQ

Powell Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powell Avenue (FY4 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% lower than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powell Avenue (FY4 3HQ), 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.