Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Connaught Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 103rd 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 Connaught Road (LA1 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Bowerham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Connaught Road (LA1 4BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adelphi Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ulster Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bowerham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coulston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leinster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Golgotha Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Adelphi Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Havelock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chester Place | — |
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