Total Crime Rate

755.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 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 6EY) 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 6EY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 76 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool South —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Back Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Bede'S Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Austin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Austin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Austin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Castlegate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moore Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bagot Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Austin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool South —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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