Total Crime Rate

324.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 324.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
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

Alfred Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 24th 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 Alfred Street (LA1 1FD) in the last 12 months was 324.5 per 1,000 residents and was 204.6% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfred Street (LA1 1FD), 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 Alfred Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nun'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parliament Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Factory Hill
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nun'S Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Melbourne Road 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 Woodville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodville Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Heights Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troutbeck Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denis Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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