Total Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Artlebeck Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Halton-with-Aughton & Kellet , and the 188th 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 Artlebeck Road (LA2 9RQ) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Artlebeck Road (LA2 9RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Artlebeck Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Artlebeck Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lancaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Artlebeck Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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