Crime Rates at Mythop Close, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 4JS

Mythop Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Ansdell & Fairhaven , and the 39th highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mythop Close (FY8 4JS) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 208.6% higher than the Ansdell & Fairhaven average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 141.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mythop Close (FY8 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Cliffe (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.