Total Crime Rate
314.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grizedale Road area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 30th highest crime rate of 477 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 Grizedale Road (LA1 3NP) in the last 12 months was 314.5 per 1,000 residents and was 605.2% higher than the Bowerham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (β 127.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grizedale Road (LA1 3NP), the main crime hotspot is near Grizedale Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bowerham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lingmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ambleside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coniston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grizedale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Grizedale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lingmoor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lingmoor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lingmoor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ambleside Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Caton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Patterdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Patterdale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Patterdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Patterdale Road | β |
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