Total Crime Rate

28.6 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 28.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Leachfield Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ellel , and the 92nd 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 Leachfield Road (LA2 0NX) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leachfield Road (LA2 0NX), 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 Leachfield Road area

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

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