Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 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 82.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Devonshire Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bispham , and the 197th 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 Devonshire Road (FY2 0AP) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Bispham average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (FY2 0AP), the main crime hotspot is near Guildford Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirley Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Crawford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Duncan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Codale Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildford Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Clovelly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildford Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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