Total Crime Rate
139.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denny Beck Lane area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Halton-with-Aughton & Kellet , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 475 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 Denny Beck Lane (LA2 9HQ) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 201.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denny Beck Lane (LA2 9HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane Mews (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lancaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lune View Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lune View Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane Mews | — |
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