Total Crime Rate
64.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aberdeen Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 229th highest 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 Aberdeen Road (LA1 3DB) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aberdeen Road (LA1 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melrose Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dumbarton Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lancaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moor Gate | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Street | — |
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