Total Crime Rate
85.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lytham Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lytham Road (FY4 1JH) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Squires Gate average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lytham Road (FY4 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Squires Gate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kenilworth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurier Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St George'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kenilworth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boscombe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Kenilworth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horncliffe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodstock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horncliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bournemouth Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
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