Total Crime Rate

5.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Sharpes Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sharpes Avenue (LA1 4DL) in the last 12 months was 5.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% lower than the Bowerham average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Sharpes Avenue (LA1 4DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hastings Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sharpes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Kenilworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greaves Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillow Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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