Total Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westbourne Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 214th 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 Westbourne Road (LA1 5DX) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Castle average (285.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westbourne Road (LA1 5DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cypress Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | County Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kelsey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunnyside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | County Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cypress Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wingate-Saul Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beechfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechfield | Under investigation |
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