Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.2 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 103.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Seathwaite Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 237th 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 Seathwaite Avenue (FY4 4RL) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 19 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 ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seathwaite Avenue (FY4 4RL), the main crime hotspot is near Mickleden Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seathwaite Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annan Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mickleden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grizedale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mardale Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mickleden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mickleden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovejoy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mickleden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deepdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossett Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Birkside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Court —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mickleden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatlands Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loughrigg Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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