Total Crime Rate

227.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Whitby Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 48th 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 Whitby Road (LA4 5ST) in the last 12 months was 227.9 per 1,000 residents and was 315.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitby Road (LA4 5ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maylands Square, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowlands Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiseman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brendjean Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maylands Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnside Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Maylands Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Maylands Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendjean Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Primrose Court Local resolution
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Data Sources

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