Total Crime Rate

174.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 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 174.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

St Margarets Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 61st highest crime rate of 475 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 St Margarets Road (LA4 6EF) in the last 12 months was 174.8 per 1,000 residents and was 184.0% higher than the Bare average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 4.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Road (LA4 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near St Christopher'S Way. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Margarets Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beulah Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newmarket Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Marine Road East —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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