Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Newsham Place area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newsham Place (LA1 4DF) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newsham Place (LA1 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Trafalgar Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newsham Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Adelphi Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greaves Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Havelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Trafalgar Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palatine Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golgotha Road —
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Data Sources

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