Crime Rates at Lentworth Drive, Lancaster, LA1 4RQ

Lentworth Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 45th highest crime rate of 477 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 Lentworth Drive (LA1 4RQ) in the last 12 months was 251.0 per 1,000 residents and was 462.8% higher than the Bowerham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1425.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lentworth Drive (LA1 4RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hala Square (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.