Total Crime Rate

202.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 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 202.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ribblesdale Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 131st highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ribblesdale Close (FY4 4NR) in the last 12 months was 202.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Clifton average (244.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribblesdale Close (FY4 4NR), 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 Ribblesdale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour June Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gordale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wasdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wasdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highbank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Southbank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribblesdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Roundhay Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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