Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 114.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 25.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Richmond Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Avenue (LA1 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Avenue (LA1 2HQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moss Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howgill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howgill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ripon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ripon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tan Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tan Hill Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newby Drive —
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Data Sources

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