Crime Rates at Shaw Street, Lancaster, LA1 1QZ

Shaw Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 130th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaw Street (LA1 1QZ) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Street (LA1 1QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Phoenix Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parliament Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.