Crime Rate in Bispham, ward

Bispham has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Blackpool district and the 2457th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 210th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bispham in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Blackpool district average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bispham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 182 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 210 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bispham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hesketh Avenue, with 36 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around York Road (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.