Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lytham Road (FY4 1QU) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Highfield average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Road (FY4 1QU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roselyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Summerville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stony Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allandale
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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