Total Crime Rate

160.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 160.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Broadway area has the 21st highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 87th 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 Broadway (LA4 5BH) in the last 12 months was 160.1 per 1,000 residents and was 191.9% higher than the Bare average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (LA4 5BH), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxholes Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Christopher'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Christopher'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Christopher'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Road —
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Data Sources

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