Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 46.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.6 1/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Grasmere Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 182nd 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 Grasmere Road (LA1 3HE) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Bowerham average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Road (LA1 3HE), the main crime hotspot is near Bowness Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grasmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troutbeck Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nun'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esthwaite Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Esthwaite Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dalton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esthwaite Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nun'S Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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