Total Crime Rate
75.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lytham Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lytham Road (BB2 3EB) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Audley & Queen's Park average (134.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lytham Road (BB2 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Levens Close, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravenglass Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Audley & Queen's Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morecambe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgar Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Britten Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnforth Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnforth Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carnforth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenglass Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ravenglass Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broughton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Observatory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broughton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitehaven Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehaven Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seascale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Observatory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairhaven Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Levens Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Levens Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Guernsey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Levens Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ulverston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faroes Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ulverston Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guernsey Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ulverston Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindisfarne Avenue | Under investigation |
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