Total Crime Rate

335.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 335.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitegate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 24th highest crime rate of 477 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 Whitegate (LA3 3BT) in the last 12 months was 335.8 per 1,000 residents and was 140.5% higher than the Westgate average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegate (LA3 3BT), the main crime hotspot is near Glentworth Road East. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitegate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glentworth Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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