Total Crime Rate

461.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 461.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 167.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 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 North Road (LA1 1NY) in the last 12 months was 461.3 per 1,000 residents and was 282.3% higher than the Bulk average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 145.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Burglary St Anne'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary St Anne'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Bryer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Back Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Back Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary St Anne'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gage Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
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Data Sources

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