Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 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 58.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bay Horse Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ellel , and the 225th 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 Bay Horse Drive (LA1 4LA) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% higher than the Ellel average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bay Horse Drive (LA1 4LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Appletree Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hala Square (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bay Horse Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Appletree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Appletree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gressingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Appletree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Appletree Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Bentham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hala Square —
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Data Sources

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