Crime Rate in Bare, ward

Bare has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 3698th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 322nd highest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bare in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Lancaster district average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bare’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 168 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bare ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Happy Mount Drive, with 20 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around St Christopher'S Way (6 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.