Total Crime Rate

198.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 198.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowerham Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 477 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 Bowerham Road (LA1 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 198.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% higher than the Bulk average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowerham Road (LA1 3AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowerham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove β€”
Sep 2025Other theft The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Percy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Aalborg Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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