Crime Rate in Bowerham, ward

Bowerham has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 1361st lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 279th lowest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bowerham in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Lancaster district average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bowerham’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bowerham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Trafalgar Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.