Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Trafalgar Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 208th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Trafalgar Road (LA1 4DB) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 99.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trafalgar Road (LA1 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Trafalgar Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Trafalgar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greaves Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kenilworth Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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