Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 98.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Montpelier Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bispham , and the 242nd 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 Montpelier Avenue (FY2 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% higher than the Bispham average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montpelier Avenue (FY2 9EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landseer Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montpelier Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tensing Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Landseer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Landseer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bryning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Bank Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bamber Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tensing Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montpelier Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montpelier Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Avenue —
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Data Sources

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