Total Crime Rate

177.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.1 9/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bulk Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 60th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bulk Road (LA1 1DL) in the last 12 months was 177.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% higher than the Bulk average (106.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bulk Road (LA1 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Phoenix Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverview Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bulk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troutbeck Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parliament Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Factory Hill —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nun'S Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nun'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverview Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverview Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Riverview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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