Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 64.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 46th lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lytham Road (PR2 2EP) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Road (PR2 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5085, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Athelstan Fold (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lytham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5085 —
Apr 2026Drugs Atherton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Atherton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Athelstan Fold Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5085 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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