Total Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 170.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Skelwith Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 494 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 Skelwith Road (FY3 9UL) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skelwith Road (FY3 9UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kelmarsh Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifton Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skelwith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catforth Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Kelmarsh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Crescent Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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