Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Halton Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 151st highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Halton Road (LA1 2EG) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Scale Hall average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halton Road (LA1 2EG), the main crime hotspot is near Howgill Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Halton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tan Hill Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moss Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howgill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howgill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halton Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ripon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ripon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tan Hill Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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