Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 118.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • 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 27th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 217th highest 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 Penrose Avenue (FY4 4JX) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Clifton average (244.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrose Avenue (FY4 4JX), 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 2026Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coral Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wasdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wasdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Senior Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Senior Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sunningdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour June Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribblesdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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