Total Crime Rate

169.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 67th 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 West Road (LA1 5NU) in the last 12 months was 169.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Castle average (247.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (LA1 5NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sibsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Storey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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