Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kipling Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 120th 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 Kipling Drive (FY3 9UB) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kipling Drive (FY3 9UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seathwaite Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kipling Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lovejoy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seathwaite Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seathwaite Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seathwaite Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Crescent Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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