Crime Rates at St Leonards Gate, Lancaster, LA1 1NN

St Leonards Gate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 24th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Leonards Gate (LA1 1NN) in the last 12 months was 324.5 per 1,000 residents and was 204.6% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Gate (LA1 1NN), 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.