Crime Rates at Nesswood Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 3PW

Nesswood Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 21st highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nesswood Avenue (FY4 3PW) in the last 12 months was 758.8 per 1,000 residents and was 708.7% higher than the Highfield average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 300.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 168.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nesswood Avenue (FY4 3PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clayton Crescent, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsmede (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.