Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 81.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.1 2/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rochester Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 187th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Avenue (LA4 4RH) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the Westgate average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Avenue (LA4 4RH), the main crime hotspot is near Glentworth Road East. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rochester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winthorpe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glentworth Road East Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ogg'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glentworth Road East —
Apr 2026Other crime Glentworth Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cartmel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cartmel Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Place Local resolution
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Data Sources

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