Crime Rates at Middle Street, Lancaster, LA1 1JZ

Middle Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 169th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Street (LA1 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Street (LA1 1JZ), 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.