Crime Rates at Wingate Avenue, Morecambe, LA4 4SJ

Wingate Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 194th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wingate Avenue (LA4 4SJ) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower than the Westgate average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wingate Avenue (LA4 4SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maylands Square, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.