Total Crime Rate

127.1 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 127.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Longton Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 117th 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 Longton Drive (LA4 6LS) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 131.7% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longton Drive (LA4 6LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A589, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Mews (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft A589 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A589 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A589 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Homfray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Repton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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