Total Crime Rate

1731.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 1731.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 514.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 462.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 257.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 105.3 10/10
  • Other theft 105.3 10/10
  • Public order 93.6 10/10
  • Burglary 46.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.2 10/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Other crime 23.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
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 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bulk Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosemary Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Rosemary Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shaw Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Dye House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodville Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodville Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bryer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Penny Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dye House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Anne'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Penny Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calkeld Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft City Heights Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Heights Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Heights Close β€”

Data Sources

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