Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Joyce Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 215th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Joyce Avenue (FY4 4HL) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joyce Avenue (FY4 4HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knaresboro Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Senior Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Joyce Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemede Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedbergh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedbergh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedbergh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sedbergh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Joyce Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joyce Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ord Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Phillip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barclay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Johnson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joyce Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ailsa Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ailsa Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Newhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Senior Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phillip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Knaresboro Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Knaresboro Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elaine Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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