Total Crime Rate
101.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawes Side Lane area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 231st lowest 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 Hawes Side Lane (FY4 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawes Side Lane (FY4 5AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawes Side Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howe Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burgess Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millington Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burgess Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burgess Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howe Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acre Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acre Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acre Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnside Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hurstmere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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