Total Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Gregson Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 201st 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 Gregson Road (LA1 3DJ) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gregson Road (LA1 3DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melrose Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Argyle Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gregson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Dalton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Street
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Heights Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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