Crime Rates at High Street, Lancaster, LA1 1LA

High 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 High Street (LA1 1LA) 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 High Street (LA1 1LA), the main crime hotspot is near Calkeld Lane. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.