Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 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 72.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stanhope Avenue area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 206th 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 Stanhope Avenue (LA3 3AL) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher than the Bare average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanhope Avenue (LA3 3AL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Stanhope Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Old Penny Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homfray Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Watling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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