WD22 Intelligence Updated April 2026Source: Lancashire Constabulary Police

Crime in Clifton, Blackpool

Comprehensive safety analysis for Clifton, localized within Blackpool.

Total Crimes

103
trending_down -14.9% MoM

Annual Crime Rate

155.13per 1k
trending_down -3.8% 12m Trend

Safety Rating

High Risk

Total Population

6,548

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Categories

Violence & Sexual Offences52
Anti-social Behaviour15
Criminal Damage & Arson8
Drug Offences5
Vehicle Crime5
Other Crime4
Other Theft4
Public Order3
Weapons Possession2
Bicycle Theft1
Robbery1
Theft from Person1
Shoplifting1
Burglary1

Incident Distribution

Location ReferencePrimary IncidentsTotal
On or near Gerry Richardson Way Map
Violence and sexual offences: 11Drugs: 5Public order: 1
17
On or near Winster Place Map
Violence and sexual offences: 16
16
On or near Rusland Avenue Map
Vehicle crime: 2Possession of weapons: 2
4
On or near Devona Avenue Map
Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
On or near Mickleden Road Map
Other crime: 2Theft from the person: 1
3
On or near Preston New Road Map
Anti-social behaviour: 3
3
On or near Shopping Area Map
Other theft: 2
2
On or near Langdale Gardens Map
Other crime: 1Criminal damage and arson: 1
2
On or near Cherry Tree Road North Map
Anti-social behaviour: 2
2
On or near Lee Road Map
Public order: 1
1

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Safety comparison within Blackpool district.

Local Rank

#16safest in Blackpool

National Safety

Top 4%Riskiest

City Average

173.0per 1k

Local Policing

Hawes Side

Lancashire Constabulary

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Local Priorities

Anti-social Behaviour, Drugs, Violent Crime.

Issued: 1 Apr 2026

Status Update

We work with partners, including the Crown Prosecution Service, to divert identified youths away from antisocial behaviour (ASB). We work on operations designed at targeting persistent street drinkers, and our mobile police station increases our visibility and engagement.

We act on community intelligence around drug dealing, feeding back our positive outcomes to the community.

Operation Grip is our operation to target knife crime hotspots.

Actioned: 30 Jun 2026

Engagement Events

JUL27

love your park week stanley park free bike coding

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11:00 AM — 2:00 PM

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Stanley Park, West Park Drive Blackpool

AUG4

Lawsons road field football bike coding event

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schedule

1:00 PM — 3:00 PM

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Lawson Road Allotments, Lawson Road Blackpool

AUG18

Highfield park bike coding football event

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1:00 PM — 3:00 PM

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Highfield Park, Highfield Road Blackpool

AUG25

crossland road park bike coding and football

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1:00 PM — 3:00 PM

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Crossland Road Park, Crossland Road Blackpool

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