Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 87.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 18.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lindow Square 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 Lindow Square (LA1 1SE) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Lindow Square (LA1 1SE), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindow Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour China Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Meeting House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour China Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lindow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenton Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Grove β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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