Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

West Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 84th 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 West Road (LA1 5PE) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (LA1 5PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cypress Close (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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Park Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Charnley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Park Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wingate-Saul Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cypress Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lime Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Abram Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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