Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Garfield Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garfield Avenue (LA1 5ET) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garfield Avenue (LA1 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denmark Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechfield (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennedy Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gerrard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beechfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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