Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bateman Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 109th highest 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 Bateman Road (LA4 5TA) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 99.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bateman Road (LA4 5TA), the main crime hotspot is near Westover Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bateman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Court —
Apr 2026Other theft King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Schola Green Lane 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 Dudley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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