Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Leyburn Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bispham , and the 227th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

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 Leyburn Avenue (FY2 9AQ) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 142.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyburn Avenue (FY2 9AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leyburn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyburn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montpelier Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montpelier Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bamber Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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