Total Crime Rate

118.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 118.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Claughton Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 119th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Claughton Drive (LA1 4QW) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 227.8% higher than the Bowerham average (36.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claughton Drive (LA1 4QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 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 Claughton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Appletree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Appletree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hala Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bentham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockersand Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Appletree Close —
Apr 2026Public order Cockersand Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cockersand Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gressingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Appletree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockersand Drive —
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Data Sources

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