Total Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 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 110.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ellwood Avenue 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 Ellwood Avenue (LA3 3LY) 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 Ellwood Avenue (LA3 3LY), 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.

Crime Over Time in Ellwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkview Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft White Lund Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hayfell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Altham Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reedmace Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kenilworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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