Crime Rate in West End, ward

West End has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 884th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 85th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in West End in the last 12 months was 132.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% higher than the Lancaster district average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West End’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 393 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 450 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West End ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Regent Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.