Total Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Other theft 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

River Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 477 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 River Street (LA1 1AD) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Bulk average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Street (LA1 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Hindburn Place. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in River Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greyhound Bridge Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reynolds Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reynolds Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roeburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Reynolds Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St George'S Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Abram Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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