Crime Rates at Poulton Road, Morecambe, LA4 5BW

Poulton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 9th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poulton Road (LA4 5BW) in the last 12 months was 539.2 per 1,000 residents and was 883.3% higher than the Bare average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 240.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poulton Road (LA4 5BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall Street, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Euston Grove (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.