Total Crime Rate

363.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 363.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Paddock Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 74th 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 Paddock Drive (FY3 9TZ) in the last 12 months was 363.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% higher than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 145.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddock Drive (FY3 9TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Loughrigg Terrace. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paddock Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Seathwaite Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seathwaite Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seathwaite Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kentmere Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Kentmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Crescent Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lovejoy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grizedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loughrigg Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Under investigation
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Data Sources

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