Postcode district · Lytham St Annes
Crime in FY8
How much crime is recorded in FY8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Fylde
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 51,997 (2024)
How safe is FY8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in FY8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
FY8National
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Shoplifting5.68.4
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.