Crime Rates at Garlicks Cottages, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 5DN

Garlicks Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Ansdell & Fairhaven , and the 19th 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 Garlicks Cottages (FY8 5DN) in the last 12 months was 217.9 per 1,000 residents and was 382.1% higher than the Ansdell & Fairhaven average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 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). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garlicks Cottages (FY8 5DN), 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.