Total Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kershaw Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kershaw Drive (LA1 3TG) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Bowerham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Kershaw Drive (LA1 3TG), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Lane. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kershaw Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campbell Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Masonfield Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masonfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moor Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moor Lane

Data Sources

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