Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 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 52.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Melville Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bispham , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melville Road (FY2 9JF) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Road (FY2 9JF), the main crime hotspot is near Hesketh Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Countess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bryning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesketh Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesketh Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesketh Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edenvale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennystone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Oldfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Bank Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyburn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranleigh Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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