Crime Rates at Gaisgill Avenue, Morecambe, LA4 4UF

Gaisgill Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 34th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gaisgill Avenue (LA4 4UF) in the last 12 months was 290.2 per 1,000 residents and was 107.8% higher than the Westgate average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 125.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaisgill Avenue (LA4 4UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langridge Way, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halton Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.