Total Crime Rate

422.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 422.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.9 10/10
  • Other crime 16.7 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leighton Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 17th 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 Leighton Court (LA4 4XA) in the last 12 months was 422.9 per 1,000 residents and was 202.9% 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 210.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Court (LA4 4XA), the main crime hotspot is near Globe Drive. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Globe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plantain Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkholme Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christie Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkholme Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkholme Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Globe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thurland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Globe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melling Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Globe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Needham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Needham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Globe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Globe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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