Total Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lytham Road area has the 57th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 211th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lytham Road (PR2 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Road (PR2 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5085, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worden Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lytham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Ord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5085 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5085 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A5085 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5085 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Worden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atherton Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A5085 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5085 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Hey
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Fold Under investigation

Data Sources

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