Crime Rates at Pennine View, Dolphinholme, Lancaster, LA2 9AW

Pennine View area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ellel , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Pennine View (LA2 9AW) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennine View (LA2 9AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbeystead Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.