Crime Rates at Wood Street, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 1QS

Wood Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 17th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Fylde .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (FY8 1QS) in the last 12 months was 222.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% higher than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (FY8 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Don Street (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.