Total Crime Rate

1731.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1731.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 514.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 462.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 257.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 105.3 10/10
  • Other theft 105.3 10/10
  • Public order 93.6 10/10
  • Burglary 46.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.2 10/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Other crime 23.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
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

Dalton Square area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 2nd 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 Dalton Square (LA1 1PL) in the last 12 months was 1731.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1334.6% 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 637.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Square (LA1 1PL), 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 Dalton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/158)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lucy Street —
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cable Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lancaster Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lancaster Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calkeld Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calkeld Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lancaster Bus Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Bus Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Gage Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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