Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peel Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 132nd 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 Peel Avenue (LA1 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peel Avenue (LA1 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Peel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashton Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashton Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myndon Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Myndon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Myndon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindeth Gardens —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lindeth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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