Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 124.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Branksome Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 119th highest crime rate of 477 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 Branksome Drive (LA4 5UJ) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Westgate average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branksome Drive (LA4 5UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kentmere Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Branksome Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkstone Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christie Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haweswater Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haweswater Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haweswater Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downes Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ullswater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkstone Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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