Total Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kershaw 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.
View Crime In Bowerham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campbell Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Masonfield Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masonfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Lane | — |
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