What is the crime rate in bispham, blackpool?

As of March 2026, the bispham ward has an annual crime rate of 74.74 per 1,000 residents with 25 total recorded incidents in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates for the ward boundary area.

What is the most common crime in the bispham ward?

The most common crime in bispham is Violence & Sexual Offences with 10 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 40.0% of all crime in the ward. This data is sourced from Police.uk open data and covers all crimes recorded by the local police force within the bispham ward boundary.

WD22 Intelligence Updated March 2026Source: Lancashire Constabulary Police

bispham Crime Intelligence

Comprehensive safety analysis for bispham, localized within blackpool.

Total Crimes

trending_down -30.6% MoM

Annual Crime Rate

74.74per 1k

trending_down -2.5% 12m Trend

Safety Rating

Moderate

Total Population

6,195

12-Month Crime Trend

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Crime Categories

Violence & Sexual Offences10

Anti-social Behaviour7

Criminal Damage & Arson3

Vehicle Crime2

Public Order2

Shoplifting1

Incident Distribution

Location Reference	Primary Incidents	Total
On or near Pennystone Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 3	3
On or near Admiral Gardens Map	Violence and sexual offences: 2Criminal damage and arson: 1	3
On or near Cliff Place Map	Public order: 1Anti-social behaviour: 1	2
On or near Sandhurst Avenue Map	Anti-social behaviour: 2	2
On or near Admiral Heights Map	Public order: 1Anti-social behaviour: 1	2
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 1	1
On or near Arundel Avenue Map	Violence and sexual offences: 1	1
On or near Haddon Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 1	1
On or near Hesketh Avenue Map	Anti-social behaviour: 1	1
On or near Carlton Grove Map	Criminal damage and arson: 1	1

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Anti-social Behaviour, Drugs, Violent Crime.

Issued: 1 Apr 2026

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We work with partners, including the Crown Prosecution Service, to divert identified youths away from antisocial behaviour (ASB). We work on operations designed at targeting persistent street drinkers, and our mobile police station increases our visibility and engagement.

We act on community intelligence around drug dealing, feeding back our positive outcomes to the community.

Operation Grip is our operation to target knife crime hotspots.

Actioned: 30 Jun 2026

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