Crime Rates at Bowland Drive, Lancaster, LA1 2PU

Bowland Drive area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 182nd 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 Bowland Drive (LA1 2PU) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Bare average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowland Drive (LA1 2PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marshaw Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.