Total Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hest Bank Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 477 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 Hest Bank Road (LA4 6HG) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Bare average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hest Bank Road (LA4 6HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Happy Mount Drive, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellis Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hest Bank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Happy Mount Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Bare Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bare Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bare Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Elms Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Azalea Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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