Total Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.8 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 134.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mardale Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 100th 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 Mardale Road (LA1 3NG) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 273.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mardale Road (LA1 3NG), 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 Mardale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lingmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Skiddaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troutbeck Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Ambleside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Riverview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverview Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Green Street 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 Riverview Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scafell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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