Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 51.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wakefield Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Wakefield Drive (LA1 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% higher than the Bowerham average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 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 ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Drive (LA1 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cockersand Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockersand Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cockersand Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockersand Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cockersand Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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