Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sunningdale Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 490 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 Sunningdale Avenue (FY4 4HS) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunningdale Avenue (FY4 4HS), the main crime hotspot is near June Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunningdale Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Senior Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Road
Apr 2026Public order Southbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Senior Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sunningdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Joyce Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour June Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falkland Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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