Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 102.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Buttermere Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buttermere Road (LA1 3NF) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttermere Road (LA1 3NF), 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 Buttermere Road area

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

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