Total Crime Rate

246.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 246.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.6 10/10
  • Burglary 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • 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

Thirlmere Road 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 Thirlmere Road (LA1 3LJ) 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 Thirlmere Road (LA1 3LJ), 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 Thirlmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ennerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ennerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Esthwaite Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esthwaite Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esthwaite Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Patterdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ambleside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lingmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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