Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands
Middle areaWest Lancaster. 7,185 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 96% of people in Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands at a rate of 37.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.8 per 1,000 people across Lancaster.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 116 |
| Other crime | 44 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands at a rate of 37.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.8 per 1,000 people across Lancaster.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 30 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (116), other crime (44) and anti-social behaviour (37).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Lancaster
These figures are published for the whole of Lancaster, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lancaster and not Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands alone. See Lancaster
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands was £299,500 in 2025.
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands had 7,244 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.