Total Crime Rate

472.8 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 472.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.0 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Southgate area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 14th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southgate (LA3 3PB) in the last 12 months was 472.8 per 1,000 residents and was 238.6% higher than the Westgate average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -81.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 134.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southgate (LA3 3PB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Freightway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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