Total Crime Rate

697.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 697.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 229.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 175.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
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

Morecambe Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 6th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morecambe Road (LA1 5JB) in the last 12 months was 697.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1172.0% higher than the Bare average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 165.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morecambe Road (LA1 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brindle Mews (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morecambe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brindle Mews —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Easington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brennand Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brindle Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Browsholme —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Browsholme —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Browsholme —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitendale —
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Data Sources

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