Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 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 75.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ambleside Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambleside Road (FY4 4SG) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Road (FY4 4SG), the main crime hotspot is near Winster Place. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 231 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mickleden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossett Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mardale Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rusland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rusland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rusland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rusland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rusland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mickleden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mickleden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mickleden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mickleden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mythop Road

Data Sources

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