Total Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Somerby Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 159th highest crime rate of 475 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 Somerby Road (LA4 4SQ) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerby Road (LA4 4SQ), 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 Somerby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wiseman Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glentworth Road East —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ogg'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Roseberry Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cartmel Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cartmel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Glentworth Road East Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Glentworth Road East 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 Rosebery Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wiseman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birklands Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowlands Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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