Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Clifton Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 238th lowest 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 Clifton Avenue (FY4 4RF) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Avenue (FY4 4RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newby Place, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tarnside (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newby Place
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarnside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deepdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borrowdale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annan Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newby Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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