Total Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 22.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Newlands Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 477 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 Newlands Avenue (LA1 4HU) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Bowerham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlands Avenue (LA1 4HU), the main crime hotspot is near Newlands Avenue. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newlands Avenue area

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Data Sources

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