Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 74.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balmoral Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 214th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Road (LA4 4JP) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher than the Bare average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (LA4 4JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regent Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Clarendon Road East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Clarendon Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Highfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B5274 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West End Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs West End Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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