Total Crime Rate

412.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.1 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 412.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.7 10/10
  • Public order 41.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
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

North Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 15th highest crime rate of 475 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 North Road (LA1 1NY) in the last 12 months was 412.3 per 1,000 residents and was 287.1% higher than the Bulk average (106.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 36.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 150.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (LA1 1NY), 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 North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/126)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Bus Station —
Apr 2026Public order Lancaster Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lancaster Bus Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Water Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dye House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dye House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gage Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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