Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.8 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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Ashton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 189th 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 Ashton Road (LA1 4RT) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Castle average (247.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Road (LA1 4RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palmaston Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beeching Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pointer Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmaston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmaston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Percy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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