Total Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lonsdale Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 3rd 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 Lonsdale Avenue (LA4 6RY) in the last 12 months was 3.7 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% lower than the Bare average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lonsdale Avenue (LA4 6RY), the main crime hotspot is near George Mews. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thorpe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Penny Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buseph Barrow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thorpe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morecambe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thorpe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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