Total Crime Rate

102.7 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 102.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Common Edge Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 232nd 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 Common Edge Road (FY4 5AY) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Edge Road (FY4 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Gardens, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Common Edge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regal Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regal Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collyhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collyhurst Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hampshire Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennett'S Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Henson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Henson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dugdale Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dugdale Court —
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Data Sources

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