Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 38.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Norwood Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwood Drive (LA4 6LU) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Drive (LA4 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near The Way. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Norwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homfray Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Watling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Penny Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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