Total Crime Rate

617.2 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 617.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 234.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.5 10/10
  • Other theft 65.5 10/10
  • Burglary 27.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Other crime 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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 20th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 33rd 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 (FY4 1DW) in the last 12 months was 617.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 196.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Road (FY4 1DW), 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 Brighton Avenue (59 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 Blackpool South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Waterloo Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hampton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Avenue
Sep 2025Robbery Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool South
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hilton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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