Total Crime Rate
47.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kipling Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 490 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 9UF) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kipling Drive (FY3 9UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kipling Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowbrook (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kipling Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatlands Crescent | — |
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