Total Crime Rate
310.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clifton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Road (FY4 4RZ) in the last 12 months was 310.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% higher than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 120.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifton Road (FY4 4RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Langdale Gardens. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Langdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Borrowdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langdale Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catforth Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newby Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Borrowdale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalegarth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Borrowdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Gardens | Under investigation |
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