Total Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belle Vue Terrace area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belle Vue Terrace (LA1 4TY) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Bowerham average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belle Vue Terrace (LA1 4TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hastings Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lancaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cheltenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greaves Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Paul'S Drive | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheltenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillow Court | — |
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