Total Crime Rate

193.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 193.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

West Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 65th highest crime rate of 477 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 West Road (LA1 5NU) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (LA1 5NU), the main crime hotspot is near West Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wingate-Saul Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Abram Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Park Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Park Mews —
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Data Sources

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