Total Crime Rate
97.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lancaster Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Great Eccleston , and the 114th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Road (PR3 6AE) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% higher than the Great Eccleston average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 340.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 190.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lancaster Road (PR3 6AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gardners Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancaster Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Eccleston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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