Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salford Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ellel , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salford Road (LA2 0LW) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% higher than the Ellel average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salford Road (LA2 0LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forster Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Makinsons Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Makinsons Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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