Total Crime Rate

270.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 270.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.2 10/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Daventry Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bispham , and the 91st 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 Daventry Avenue (FY2 9LB) in the last 12 months was 270.6 per 1,000 residents and was 220.2% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 148.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Daventry Avenue (FY2 9LB), the main crime hotspot is near Cliff Place. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Daventry Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiral Heights —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiral Heights —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesketh Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesketh Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiral Heights —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiral Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiral Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Admiral View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Countess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiral Point —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiral Point Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Edenvale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesketh Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennystone Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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