Total Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadowcroft area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Halton-with-Aughton & Kellet , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowcroft (LA6 1HN) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Halton-with-Aughton & Kellet average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadowcroft (LA6 1HN), the main crime hotspot is near Ashmeadow Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashmeadow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashmeadow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Main Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashmeadow Road | Under investigation |
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