Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 61.4 6/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Wingate Saul Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 221st 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 Wingate Saul Road (LA1 5DH) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Castle average (285.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wingate Saul Road (LA1 5DH), 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 Wingate Saul Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wingate-Saul Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatfield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Street —
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Data Sources

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