Total Crime Rate

324.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 324.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rosemary Lane 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 Rosemary Lane (LA1 1NR) 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 Rosemary Lane (LA1 1NR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rosemary Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other crime New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other crime Calkeld Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calkeld Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calkeld Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calkeld Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calkeld Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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