Crime Rate in Poulton, ward

Poulton has the highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 149th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 16th highest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Poulton in the last 12 months was 262.8 per 1,000 residents and was 167.1% higher than the Lancaster district average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Poulton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 476 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , down -11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 581 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Poulton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bath Street. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.