Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lymm Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Lymm Avenue (LA1 5HR) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Bare average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lymm Avenue (LA1 5HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brennand Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hamilton Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lymm Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leycester Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brennand Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lymm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winster Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveleys Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leycester Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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