Total Crime Rate

363.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 363.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mythop Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 74th 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 Mythop Road (FY4 4UZ) in the last 12 months was 363.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% higher than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 145.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mythop Road (FY4 4UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Winster Place. Police recorded 188 crimes here, including 169 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mythop Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Winster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winster Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cartmell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Winster Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rusland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rusland Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mythop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mythop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mythop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mythop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mythop Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mythop Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mythop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mythop Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Mythop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mythop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mythop Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mythop Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mythop Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rusland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winster Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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