Total Crime Rate
35.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westover Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Carnforth & Millhead , and the 128th 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 Westover Road (LA5 9QT) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Carnforth & Millhead average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westover Road (LA5 9QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pringle Bank, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Warton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borwick Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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