Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Solway Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bispham , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 494 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 Solway Close (FY2 9DF) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% higher than the Bispham average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Solway Close (FY2 9DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Solway Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Glossop Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Erith Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Guildford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crawford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crawford Avenue Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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