Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 45.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Lennox Gate area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 490 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 Lennox Gate (FY4 3JH) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower than the Clifton average (244.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 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). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lennox Gate (FY4 3JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Molyneux Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyndham Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lennox Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lennox Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Ayrton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Darley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sowerby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Margate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnsville Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnsville Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnsville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Margate Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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