Ashton - Fylde vs Bispham

Ashton - Fylde has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) and recorded 921 crimes in the last 12 months. Bispham has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) with 690 crimes. Bispham scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ashton - Fylde shows a year-on-year crime trend of +49.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Bispham shows +49.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ashton - Fylde, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (332 incidents). In Bispham, it is Violent Crime (277 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ashton - Fylde recorded 271 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Bispham recorded 166. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ashton - Fylde totalled 332 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 277 in Bispham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ashton - Fylde recorded 617 crimes (now 921, a change of +49.3%). Bispham recorded 461 crimes previously (now 690, +49.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ashton - Fylde has a resolution rate of 21.3% and Bispham has 20.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ashton - Fylde falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Bispham is covered by Lancashire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ashton - Fylde and Bispham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.