Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 61.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Fern Bank area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Carnforth & Millhead , and the 235th 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 Fern Bank (LA5 9DS) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Carnforth & Millhead average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Bank (LA5 9DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fern Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 6 of 6

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑