Total Crime Rate
1731.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brock Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 2nd 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 Brock Street (LA1 1UR) in the last 12 months was 1731.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1334.6% 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 637.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brock Street (LA1 1UR), 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.
View Crime In Bulk| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Penny Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calkeld Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Henry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Henry Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dye House Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dye House Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penny Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penny Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Penny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calkeld Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Penny Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penny Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosemary Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cable Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cable Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cable Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cable Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cable Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Victoria Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Victoria Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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