Total Crime Rate
129.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lindow Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 114th 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 Lindow Street (LA1 1SB) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lindow Street (LA1 1SB), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Penny Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lucy Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lindow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | China Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | China Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Portland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portland Street | Under investigation |
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