Crime Rates at Whalley Road, Lancaster, LA1 2HA

Whalley Road area has the lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 475 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 Whalley Road (LA1 2HA) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the Scale Hall average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley Road (LA1 2HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howgill Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashbourne Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.