Crime Rates at Ashford Road, Lancaster, LA1 4QA

Ashford Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 234th 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 Ashford Road (LA1 4QA) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Castle average (247.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashford Road (LA1 4QA), 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.