Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 60.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leamington Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 475 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 Leamington Road (LA4 4RL) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Westgate average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leamington Road (LA4 4RL), 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 Leamington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glentworth Road East —
Apr 2026Drugs Glentworth Road East Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ogg'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Glentworth Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cartmel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winthorpe Avenue 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 Ennerdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cartmel Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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