A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: - a support; and - an image recording layer on the support, wherein a region of a surface of the lithographic printing plate precursor at a side of the image recording layer, which is from an end portion of the lithographic printing plate precursor to a portion inside the end portion by 5 mm, contains at least one polymer selected from polyamide, polyurethane, polyurea, polyester and polycarbonate, and has a content of the polymer per unit area which is greater than a content of the polymer per unit area in a region other than the region of a surface of the lithographic printing plate precursor at a side of the image recording layer by an amount of ≥ 10 mg/m 2 , with the proviso that the planographic printing plate precursor is not: A piano graphic printing plate precursor comprising: a support; an image recording layer formed on the support; and fine particles positioned in a region of the planographic printing plate precursor on the image recording layer side, wherein a content of the fine particles per unit area in a region on the image recording layer side from an end portion of the planographic printing plate precursor to a portion inside the end portion by 5 mm is greater than a content of the fine particles per unit area in a region other than the region by an amount of 10 mg/m 2 or greater, wherein the fine particles are organic resin fine particles, which are microgel particles constituted of polyurea resin, polyurethane resin, polyester resin, polycarbonate resin, polyamide resin or mixtures thereof. - a support; and - an image recording layer on the support, wherein a region of a surface of the lithographic printing plate precursor at a side of the image recording layer, which is from an end portion of the lithographic printing plate precursor to a portion inside the end portion by 5 mm, contains at least one polymer selected from polyamide, polyurethane, polyurea, polyester and polycarbonate, and has a content of the polymer per unit area which is greater than a content of the polymer per unit area in a region other than the region of a surface of the lithographic printing plate precursor at a side of the image recording layer by an amount of ≥ 10 mg/m 2 , with the proviso that the planographic printing plate precursor is not: A piano graphic printing plate precursor comprising: a support; an image recording layer formed on the support; and fine particles positioned in a region of the planographic printing plate precursor on the image recording layer side, wherein a content of the fine particles per unit area in a region on the image recording layer side from an end portion of the planographic printing plate precursor to a portion inside the end portion by 5 mm is greater than a content of the fine particles per unit area in a region other than the region by an amount of 10 mg/m 2 or greater, wherein the fine particles are organic resin fine particles, which are microgel particles constituted of polyurea resin, polyurethane resin, polyester resin, polycarbonate resin, polyamide resin or mixtures thereof. a support; an image recording layer formed on the support; and fine particles positioned in a region of the planographic printing plate precursor on the image recording layer side, wherein a content of the fine particles per unit area in a region on the image recording layer side from an end portion of the planographic printing plate precursor to a portion inside the end portion by 5 mm is greater than a content of the fine particles per unit area in a region other than the region by an amount of 10 mg/m 2 or greater, wherein the fine particles are organic resin fine particles, which are microgel particles constituted of polyurea resin, polyurethane resin, polyester resin, polycarbonate resin, polyamide resin or mixtures thereof. <EOS>