Total Crime Rate

5.5 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 5.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 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
  • 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

Sharpes Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 477 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 87.7% lower than the Bowerham average (44.6 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharpes Avenue (LA1 4DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hastings Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Road (16 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palatine Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gillow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gillow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Trafalgar Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Addle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greaves Road —
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Data Sources

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