Total Crime Rate

749.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

308.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 749.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 308.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 246.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 180.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Public order 40.8 10/10
  • Burglary 38.8 10/10
  • Other theft 36.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 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

Lytham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 22nd 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 Lytham Road (FY1 6DT) in the last 12 months was 749.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher than the Bloomfield average (459.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (≈ 308.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Road (FY1 6DT), the main crime hotspot is near Tyldesley Road. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lytham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Barham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crystal Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowrey Terrace —
Apr 2026Robbery Lowrey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowrey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crystal Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West View Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crystal Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Gadsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gadsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gadsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Crystal Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Butler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberbanks Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberbanks Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Butler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Butler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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