Total Crime Rate

284.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 284.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Sandy Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 106th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Lane (FY4 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 284.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Lane (FY4 5EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Nicholas Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worthington Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Clifton

Crime Over Time in Sandy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Worthington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑