Total Crime Rate

213.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 213.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Clifton Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 126th highest crime rate of 490 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 Clifton Drive (FY4 1DH) in the last 12 months was 213.4 per 1,000 residents and was 220.7% higher than the Squires Gate average (66.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Drive (FY4 1DH), the main crime hotspot is near Wimbourne Place. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Greystoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowside West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimbourne Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Wimbourne Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wimbourne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wimbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wimbourne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimbourne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wycombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ventnor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crichton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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