Total Crime Rate

222.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 222.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 168.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hala Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 41st highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hala Road (LA1 4RN) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 517.1% higher than the Bowerham average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1010.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hala Road (LA1 4RN), 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 Hala Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockersand Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hala Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Appletree Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Appletree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cockersand Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cockersand Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockersand Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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