Total Crime Rate

9.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 9.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Grayrigg Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 16th 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 Grayrigg Drive (LA4 4UL) in the last 12 months was 9.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grayrigg Drive (LA4 4UL), 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 Grayrigg Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenholme Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkview Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hestham Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Waterside Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkview Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiseman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverview Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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