Total Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leycester Drive area has the 41st highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 199th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leycester Drive (LA1 5HW) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% higher than the Bare average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leycester Drive (LA1 5HW), 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 Leycester Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leycester Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brennand Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leycester Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scale Farm Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveleys Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winster Park —
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 Hamilton Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lymm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bela Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Calder Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Calder Way Local resolution
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Data Sources

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