Crime Rates at Colwyn Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 4EU

Colwyn Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 234th lowest 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 Colwyn Avenue (FY4 4EU) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwyn Avenue (FY4 4EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welbeck Avenue, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sedbergh Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.