Total Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsdale Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 475 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 Kingsdale Road (LA1 5NE) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% lower than the Castle average (247.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsdale Road (LA1 5NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechfield (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lancaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towneley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Willow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
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