Total Crime Rate

170.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 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 170.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 25.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oldfield Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bispham , and the 160th highest 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 Oldfield Avenue (FY2 9NE) in the last 12 months was 170.9 per 1,000 residents and was 102.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfield Avenue (FY2 9NE), 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 Oldfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Landseer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Countess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Landseer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bryning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Bank Avenue

Data Sources

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