Crime Rates at Blades Street, Lancaster, LA1 1TS

Blades Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 161st highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blades Street (LA1 1TS) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Castle average (285.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blades Street (LA1 1TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portland Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatfield Mews (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.