Crime Rates at Herlebeck Rise, Lancaster, LA1 3HU

Herlebeck Rise area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 37th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herlebeck Rise (LA1 3HU) in the last 12 months was 246.6 per 1,000 residents and was 584.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herlebeck Rise (LA1 3HU), 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.