Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sunny Hill area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunny Hill (LA1 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% lower than the Castle average (285.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunny Hill (LA1 5LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ley Court. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunny Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wingate-Saul Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beechfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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