Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 140.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sun Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 89th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sun Street (LA1 1EW) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% higher than the Bulk average (106.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sun Street (LA1 1EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 241 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calkeld Lane (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sun Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gage Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosemary Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brock Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penny Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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