Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Slaidburn Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 150th highest crime rate of 477 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 Slaidburn Drive (LA1 4QX) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 128.5% higher than the Bowerham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slaidburn Drive (LA1 4QX), 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 Slaidburn Drive area

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

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