Total Crime Rate
461.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Mews area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 15th 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 St Johns Mews (LA1 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 461.3 per 1,000 residents and was 282.3% higher than the Bulk average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 92 (β 145.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Mews (LA1 1HJ), 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 | Public order | Dye House Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calkeld Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calkeld Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosemary Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windyhill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calkeld Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Calkeld Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calkeld Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Calkeld Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemary Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sun Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Calkeld Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calkeld Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calkeld Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calkeld Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosemary Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lancaster Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | China Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | China Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dye House Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Friar'S Passage | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Water Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cable Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cable Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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