Total Crime Rate
21.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winmarleigh Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ellel , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Winmarleigh Road (LA1 4LG) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winmarleigh Road (LA1 4LG), the main crime hotspot is near Appletree Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lancaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Appletree Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bentham Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Appletree Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Appletree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Appletree Drive | Under investigation |
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