Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 36.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hayfell Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 129th lowest 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 Hayfell Avenue (LA4 4TS) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayfell Avenue (LA4 4TS), the main crime hotspot is near Parkview Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hayfell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenholme Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broughton Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkview Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkview Close
Sep 2025Drugs Glentworth Road West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glentworth Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lawnswood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiseman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterside Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glentworth Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helmside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverview Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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