Total Crime Rate

126.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 126.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.4 10/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 218th 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 Clifton Drive (FY4 1RS) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% higher than the Squires Gate average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Drive (FY4 1RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cardigan Place, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tudor Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New South Promenade β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhills Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandhills Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutherford Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greystoke Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tudor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New South Promenade β€”
Sep 2025Burglary New South Promenade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New South Promenade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freemantle Avenue β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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