Total Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ellesmere Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ellesmere Road (FY4 3DS) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% lower than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ellesmere Road (FY4 3DS), the main crime hotspot is near Euxton Court. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stretton Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howe Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hurstmere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thursfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Troughton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mirfield Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quayle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnside Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millington Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickmere Avenue | Under investigation |
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