Poulton 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?
Homes rented privately: 43% here, compared with 22% across Lancaster (21.4 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
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 a degree or equivalent: 21.8% here, compared with 32.3% across Lancaster (10.5 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
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.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 27.8% here, compared with 17.7% across Lancaster (10.1 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
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 Poulton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,112 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,179 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Poulton 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: 92 mapped crimes in September 2024; 97 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 · Poulton
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
92
31
October 2024
93
54
November 2024
114
43
December 2024
89
23
January 2025
94
24
February 2025
83
26
March 2025
84
37
April 2025
89
60
May 2025
117
52
June 2025
90
47
July 2025
105
44
August 2025
129
37
September 2025
83
53
October 2025
78
42
November 2025
90
45
December 2025
103
33
January 2026
88
33
February 2026
71
20
March 2026
100
35
April 2026
82
17
May 2026
101
36
June 2026
99
34
July 2026
120
25
August 2026
97
23
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Poulton
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
520
criminal damage arson
145
public order
78
shoplifting
68
other theft
66
vehicle crime
55
drugs
53
burglary
42
other crime
31
bicycle theft
21
possession of weapons
14
robbery
12
theft from the person
7
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.
