Total Crime Rate

572.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

241.4 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 572.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 241.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 224.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.1 10/10
  • Other theft 48.3 10/10
  • Burglary 37.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 30th 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 (FY4 1DR) in the last 12 months was 572.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 241.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Road (FY4 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Waterloo Road, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Avenue (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lytham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bright Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlegate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frazer Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Frazer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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