Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Chads Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 475 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 St Chads Drive (LA1 2SE) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Chads Drive (LA1 2SE), the main crime hotspot is near Harcourt Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Chads Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greta Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Malham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raygill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Price Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lupton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Longlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greta Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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