Total Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 8.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shrewsbury Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 15th 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 Shrewsbury Drive (LA1 4BA) in the last 12 months was 8.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrewsbury Drive (LA1 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adelphi Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coulston Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shrewsbury Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leinster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Adelphi Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Coulston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golgotha Road —
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Data Sources

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