Crime Rates at Whitendale, Lancaster, LA1 5JD

Whitendale area has the 15th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 475 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 Whitendale (LA1 5JD) in the last 12 months was 191.0 per 1,000 residents and was 210.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitendale (LA1 5JD), 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.