Overton ward · Lancaster. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 65 or over: 29.3% here, compared with 20.5% across Lancaster (8.7 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 2% here, compared with 10% across Lancaster (8.2 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 22.6% here, compared with 15.8% across Lancaster (6.8 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Overton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
252 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 310 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Overton ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 17 mapped crimes in September 2024; 24 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Overton
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
17
10
October 2024
18
5
November 2024
18
5
December 2024
46
7
January 2025
63
8
February 2025
36
5
March 2025
16
8
April 2025
22
12
May 2025
14
11
June 2025
14
12
July 2025
15
7
August 2025
31
11
September 2025
21
6
October 2025
15
6
November 2025
22
5
December 2025
23
6
January 2026
14
2
February 2026
12
3
March 2026
20
3
April 2026
25
4
May 2026
25
4
June 2026
24
4
July 2026
27
6
August 2026
24
1
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Overton
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
126
other theft
23
vehicle crime
20
public order
19
criminal damage arson
17
other crime
14
burglary
12
shoplifting
11
drugs
6
theft from the person
2
possession of weapons
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
