Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 83.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Towneley Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Towneley Avenue (FY4 4AE) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Clifton average (258.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towneley Avenue (FY4 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welbeck Avenue, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Euxton Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Towneley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westside Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thursfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howe Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Troughton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stretton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostonway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostonway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bostonway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millington Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welbeck Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickmere Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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