Total Crime Rate

186.9 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 186.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Vernon Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ellel , and the 70th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vernon Park (LA2 0LU) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 295.4% higher than the Ellel average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Park (LA2 0LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carrwood Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carrwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conder Green Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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