Total Crime Rate

951.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

202.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 951.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 511.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 202.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.3 10/10
  • Public order 61.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.3 10/10
  • Other theft 39.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.4 10/10
  • Other crime 17.6 10/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Welbeck Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 9th highest crime rate of 490 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 Welbeck Avenue (FY4 4ES) in the last 12 months was 951.5 per 1,000 residents and was 289.4% higher than the Clifton average (244.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 202.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Avenue (FY4 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welbeck Avenue, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sedbergh Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Welbeck Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thursfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troughton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Scott Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowesway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bostonway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosary Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Troughton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thursfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thursfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daggers Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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