Total Crime Rate
587.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
185.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West End Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 7th highest crime rate of 475 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 West End Road (LA4 4DL) in the last 12 months was 587.4 per 1,000 residents and was 854.1% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 185.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West End Road (LA4 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Street. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Regent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Balmoral Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back West End Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Regent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cedar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Regent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Balmoral Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cedar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Claremont Crescent | Under investigation |
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