Total Crime Rate

279.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 279.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 29th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Road (LA4 5LU) in the last 12 months was 279.1 per 1,000 residents and was 353.3% higher than the Bare average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 151.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (LA4 5LU), the main crime hotspot is near Euston Grove. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kensington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Euston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Schola Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Baxtergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Schola Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Schola Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Market Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Lines Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Euston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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