Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 62.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bulk Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bulk Road (LA1 1DN) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bulk Road (LA1 1DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Phoenix Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parliament Street (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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ulleswater Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hinde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverview Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parliament Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parliament Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parliament Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bowness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ridge Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Albion Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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