Total Crime Rate
87.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queen Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 183rd 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 Queen Street (LA1 1RX) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queen Street (LA1 1RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 175 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bulk| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Penny Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windyhill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penny Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penny Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lindow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Portland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Penny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Middle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Penny Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henry Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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