Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 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 50.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Clifton Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Drive (FY4 1PH) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Highfield average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Drive (FY4 1PH), 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crichton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimbourne Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowside West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimbourne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wimbourne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wimbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wimbourne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wimbourne Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Greystoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wycombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Place —
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Data Sources

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