Total Crime Rate
110.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lawnswood Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 127th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lawnswood Drive (LA3 3LT) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawnswood Drive (LA3 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkview Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broughton Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkview Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkview Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | White Lund Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hayfell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Altham Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kenilworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kenilworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsay Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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