Crime Rates at Market Street, Lancaster, LA1 1HS

Market 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 Market Street (LA1 1HS) 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 Market Street (LA1 1HS), 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.