Crime Rates at Mount Avenue, Lancaster, LA1 2EE

Mount Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 204th highest 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 Mount Avenue (LA1 2EE) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Scale Hall average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Avenue (LA1 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kent Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howgill Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.