Crime Rates at Lytham Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2ER

Lytham Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lytham Road (PR2 2ER) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Road (PR2 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5085, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimberley Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.