Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Common Edge Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Common Edge Road (FY4 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Edge Road (FY4 5AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regal Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henson Avenue (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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willowbank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazeltree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drakelowe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgeway Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakers Court —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bakers Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Court Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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