Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Lancaster Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 188th highest crime rate of 475 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 Lancaster Road (LA4 6NB) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (LA4 6NB), 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 Lancaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buseph Barrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Penny Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallas Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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