Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 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 48.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ermine Place area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ermine Place (LA3 3BU) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ermine Place (LA3 3BU), 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 Ermine Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Watling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homfray Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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