Total Crime Rate

755.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 755.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 227.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 217.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.7 9/10
  • Public order 52.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Burglary 35.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lytham Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 494 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 6EX) in the last 12 months was 755.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% higher than the Bloomfield average (518.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 283.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Road (FY1 6EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Waterloo Road, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lytham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haig Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haig Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amberbanks Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amberbanks Grove —
Sep 2025Robbery Amberbanks Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberbanks Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberbanks Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberbanks Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberbanks Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Bede'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Austin Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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