Total Crime Rate
352.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rosemary Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rosemary Lane (LA1 1NR) in the last 12 months was 352.8 per 1,000 residents and was 192.4% higher than the Bulk average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.5% 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 279 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calkeld Lane (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bulk| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cable Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | George Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Back Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Back Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cable Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cable Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cable Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cable Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St John'S Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosemary Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penny Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Penny Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Penny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Penny Street | Local resolution |
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