Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

South Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 475 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 South Road (LA4 5RF) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Bare average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (LA4 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Avenue, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowfell Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beulah Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beaufort Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beaufort Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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