Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gresley Court area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 477 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 Gresley Court (LA1 4WE) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the Bowerham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresley Court (LA1 4WE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gresley Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Percy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pickard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Pointer —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Pointer Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pointer Court —
Sep 2025Public order Pointer Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holden Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greaves Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeching Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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