Total Crime Rate
117.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ingleton Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 121st highest 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 Ingleton Drive (LA1 4RB) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 226.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ingleton Drive (LA1 4RB), 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.
View Crime In Lancaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Larchwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hala Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Appletree Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cockersand Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cockersand Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cockersand Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockersand Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Appletree Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Appletree Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Appletree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gressingham Drive | Under investigation |
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