Crime Rate in Lytham West, ward

Lytham West has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Fylde district and the 2702nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 234th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lytham West in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Fylde district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lytham West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 7.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lytham West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 57 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Green Street (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.