Crime Rates at Bowerham Terrace, Lancaster, LA1 3AR

Bowerham Terrace area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowerham Terrace (LA1 3AR) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Bowerham average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowerham Terrace (LA1 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near The Grove. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.