Total Crime Rate

233.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 233.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 46th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Road (LA4 5LX) in the last 12 months was 233.0 per 1,000 residents and was 324.8% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 54.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (β‰ˆ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (LA4 5LX), the main crime hotspot is near Euston Grove. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eidsforth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Market Court β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Washington Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Washington Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Primrose Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Queen Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Street West β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Street West β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Street West β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Euston Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucy Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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