Total Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Keats Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bolton & Slyne , and the 14th 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 Keats Avenue (LA5 8HH) in the last 12 months was 7.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the Bolton & Slyne average (34.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Keats Avenue (LA5 8HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruskin Grove (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bolton & Slyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shelley Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunnybank Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mill Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Avenue | — |
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