Total Crime Rate
139.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stanhope Court area has the 29th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 91st highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stanhope Court (LA3 3AF) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 126.3% higher than the Bare average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -5.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanhope Court (LA3 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near The Way. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thorpe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Homfray Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Watling Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Penny Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thorpe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morecambe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thorpe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Garfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kent Way | Under investigation |
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