Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Ellis Drive area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellis Drive (LA4 6DN) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellis Drive (LA4 6DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Happy Mount Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Celia'S Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ellis Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pinewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Happy Mount Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bare Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bare Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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