Total Crime Rate
87.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bispham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Greenlands , and the 213th 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 Bispham Road (FY2 0LS) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower than the Greenlands average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bispham Road (FY2 0LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buxton Avenue, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Munster Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winnipeg Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normandie Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackpool Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blackpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bangor Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Galway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Valentia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Munster Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Munster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buxton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kylemore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kylemore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winnipeg Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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