Total Crime Rate

201.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 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 201.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Langdale Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 46th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Langdale Place (LA1 3NS) in the last 12 months was 201.8 per 1,000 residents and was 460.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langdale Place (LA1 3NS), 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 Langdale Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lingmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grizedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ambleside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scafell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Skiddaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Patterdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Riverview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverview Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverview Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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