Total Crime Rate
174.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stanmore Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 158th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stanmore Avenue (FY4 3LX) in the last 12 months was 174.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -84.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanmore Avenue (FY4 3LX), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsmede. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 28 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 | Public order | Highfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampshire Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingsmede | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsmede | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmede | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regal Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regal Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Henson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmede | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collyhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collyhurst Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bennett'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Gardens | — |
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