Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Scotforth Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 80th 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 Scotforth Road (LA1 4TE) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Castle average (285.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotforth Road (LA1 4TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hastings Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scotforth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Trafalgar Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gillow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gillow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greaves Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pickard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holden Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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