Total Crime Rate

112.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 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 112.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sandridge Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 223rd 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 Sandridge Place (FY4 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% higher 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandridge Place (FY4 1SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Drive North. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandridge Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Windle Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Drive North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Windle Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Drive North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Clifton Drive North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Drive North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Hornsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Brambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Brambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Brambles Under investigation
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Data Sources

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