Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Selside Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 201st 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 Selside Drive (LA4 4TX) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selside Drive (LA4 4TX), the main crime hotspot is near Aldingham Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenholme Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterside Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkview Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hestham Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkview Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverview Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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