Total Crime Rate
74.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Torrisholme Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 213th highest 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 Torrisholme Road (LA1 2RQ) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Torrisholme Road (LA1 2RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harcourt Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whiteray Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Scale Hall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mayfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawthey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawthey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rawthey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roeburn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edenvale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edenvale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Browgill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browgill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lupton Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Price Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Price Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barbon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Torrisholme Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torrisholme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Udale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mayfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteray Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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