Total Crime Rate

556.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 556.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 29.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Robbery 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Morecambe Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 8th highest crime rate of 475 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 556.1 per 1,000 residents and was 803.3% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 151.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% 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 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brindle Mews (17 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Summersgill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Browsholme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browsholme —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browsholme —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brindle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brindle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindle Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brennand Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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