Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Morley Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 139th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morley Road (LA1 2PB) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Road (LA1 2PB), the main crime hotspot is near Barley Cop Lane. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ravens Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Cop Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Cop Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Cop Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Longlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stratford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Price Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lupton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Malham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenset Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Greenset Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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