Total Crime Rate
1731.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bulk Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bulk Street (LA1 1GX) in the last 12 months was 1731.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1334.6% higher than the Bulk average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 109 (β 637.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bulk Street (LA1 1GX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 279 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calkeld Lane (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bulk| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemary Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robert Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosemary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosemary Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosemary Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shaw Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dye House Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodville Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodville Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bryer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penny Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penny Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dye House Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Anne'S Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Penny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calkeld Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Anne'S Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | George Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | City Heights Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | City Heights Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | City Heights Close | β |
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