Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westbourne Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 477 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 Westbourne Road (LA1 5DB) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Bulk average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (LA1 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatfield Mews. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Park Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wingate-Saul Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Park Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatfield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Meeting House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Street —
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Data Sources

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