Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 490 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 Highfield Road (FY4 5DE) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (FY4 5DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aysgarth Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roundhay (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highbank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Eastbank Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Southbank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bamburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carisbrooke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roundhay Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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