Total Crime Rate

143.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Penrose Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 188th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penrose Avenue (FY4 4JU) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrose Avenue (FY4 4JU), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Tree Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coral Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falkland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wasdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wasdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour June Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Senior Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sunningdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribblesdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Senior Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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