Total Crime Rate

587.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 587.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 156.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 137.6 9/10
  • Other theft 37.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.9 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West 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.

Crime Over Time in West End Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Balmoral Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back West End Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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