Total Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · 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 7th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Appleton , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

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 (WA8 6RD) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Appleton average (169.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Road (WA8 6RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Joseph Street, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knowles Street (7 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairhaven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Reay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bevan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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