Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laburnum Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laburnum Road (LA1 2BY) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower than the Scale Hall average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -82.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Road (LA1 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Mainway. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laburnum Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buller Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mainway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mainway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mainway Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mainway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mainway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mainway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
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Data Sources

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