Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Ashton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 147th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashton Road (LA1 5FB) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Road (LA1 5FB), the main crime hotspot is near Pathfinders Drive. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Pathfinders Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pathfinders Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A588 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pathfinders Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pathfinders Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pathfinders Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highgrove Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Pathfinders Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cartwright Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acorn Close —
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Data Sources

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