Total Crime Rate

472.8 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 472.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.0 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Ovangle Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 14th 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 Ovangle Road (LA1 5JR) in the last 12 months was 472.8 per 1,000 residents and was 238.6% higher than the Westgate average (139.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -81.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 134.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ovangle Road (LA1 5JR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ovangle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wyre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Scale Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Aire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Aire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Aire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wyre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wyre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Langden Brook Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calder Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Aire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Washburn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Aire Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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