Total Crime Rate
366.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
185.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Halton Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 20th highest crime rate of 475 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 Halton Court (LA4 4XD) in the last 12 months was 366.7 per 1,000 residents and was 165.7% higher than the Westgate average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 185.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Halton Court (LA4 4XD), the main crime hotspot is near Halton Court. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gaisgill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Yarrow Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yarrow Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coltsfoot Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coltsfoot Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Coltsfoot Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langridge Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langridge Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Langridge Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Melling Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christie Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Christie Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Christie Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Christie Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Christie Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldcliffe Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldingham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldingham Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldingham Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Arkholme Court | Under investigation |
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