Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 74.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Warley Avenue area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 201st 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 Warley Avenue (LA3 3AR) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warley Avenue (LA3 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near A589. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Warley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homfray Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Watling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Penny Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A589 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A589 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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