Total Crime Rate

786.5 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 786.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 300.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 203.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.5 8/10
  • Public order 59.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.4 10/10
  • Drugs 31.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 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

Queen Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 5th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Street (LA1 1RS) in the last 12 months was 786.5 per 1,000 residents and was 551.8% 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 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 416.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 176 (≈ 372.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (LA1 1RS), 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 Queen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calkeld Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour China Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour China Street —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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