Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 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 94.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sefton Drive area has the 37th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 154th 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 Sefton Drive (LA1 2PT) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher than the Bare average (61.6 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Drive (LA1 2PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tarnsyke Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austwick Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sefton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarnsyke Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browgill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Summersgill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarnsyke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Lupton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Malham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tarnsyke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raygill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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