Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 64.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

High Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Halton-with-Aughton & Kellet , and the 230th highest 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 High Road (LA2 6QD) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% higher than the Halton-with-Aughton & Kellet average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (LA2 6QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forge Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penny Stone Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lune View Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lune View Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Stone Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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