Total Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Public order 4.8 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boston Way area has the 30th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boston Way (FY4 4YQ) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boston Way (FY4 4YQ), the main crime hotspot is near Welbeck Avenue. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boston Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Scott Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stretton Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Bostonway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostonway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostonway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lowesway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Troughton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welbeck Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thursfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Avenue —
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Data Sources

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