Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 119.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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 43rd highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 167th highest crime rate of 447 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 3EW) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Road (PR2 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5085, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worden Road (9 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 A5085 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harland Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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