Total Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 29.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Bay Horse Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ellel , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bay Horse Drive (LA1 4LA) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Ellel average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bay Horse Drive (LA1 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Hala Square. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bay Horse Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bentham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shireshead Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heversham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appletree Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appletree Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appletree Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appletree Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hala Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shireshead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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