Total Crime Rate

128.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 128.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oxcliffe Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 105th 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 Oxcliffe Road (LA3 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Westgate average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxcliffe Road (LA3 3EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadup Court, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trumley Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oxcliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Westcliffe Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadup Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadup Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oxcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oxcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westcliffe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliffe Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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