Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kipling Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 196th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kipling Drive (FY3 9UG) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Clifton average (244.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kipling Drive (FY3 9UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kelmarsh Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knutsford Road (8 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 (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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