Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • 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
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 Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lytham Close (PR2 3HB) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Close (PR2 3HB), the main crime hotspot is near Worden Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lytham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Hey —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alvern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Worden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cadley Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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