Crime Rates at Common Edge Road, Blackpool, FY4 5AZ

Common Edge Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 494 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 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Edge Road (FY4 5AZ), 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.