Total Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Anstable Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Anstable Road (LA4 6TH) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 166.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anstable Road (LA4 6TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A589, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haweswater Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windermere Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Strickland Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A589 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A589 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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