Crime Rate in Westgate, ward

Westgate has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 759th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 70th highest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westgate in the last 12 months was 138.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher than the Lancaster district average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westgate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 359 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 430 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westgate ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Glentworth Road East, with 63 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Globe Drive (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.