Total Crime Rate
314.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clifton Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Ansdell & Fairhaven , and the 12th highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .
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 Clifton Street (FY8 5EW) in the last 12 months was 314.3 per 1,000 residents and was 595.5% higher than the Ansdell & Fairhaven average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 46.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifton Street (FY8 5EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bath Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ansdell & Fairhaven| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pleasant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Road | Under investigation |
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