Total Crime Rate

149.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 149.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Christie Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 97th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Christie Avenue (LA4 5UW) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher than the Westgate average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christie Avenue (LA4 5UW), the main crime hotspot is near Glentworth Road East. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Christie Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cartmel Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Cartmel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glentworth Road East Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkstone Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkstone Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christie Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brendjean Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendjean Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glentworth Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downes Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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