Total Crime Rate

185.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 185.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ambleside Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 56th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambleside Road (LA1 3HT) in the last 12 months was 185.8 per 1,000 residents and was 415.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Road (LA1 3HT), the main crime hotspot is near Patterdale Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ambleside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Esthwaite Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scafell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grizedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esthwaite Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Lingmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
Apr 2026Public order Skiddaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Patterdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esthwaite Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troutbeck Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverview Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverview Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Riverview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverview Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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