Total Crime Rate

742.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

359.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 742.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 359.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 257.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 177.6 10/10
  • Public order 90.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Drugs 31.7 10/10
  • Burglary 27.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penny Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 5th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penny Street (LA1 1XT) in the last 12 months was 742.1 per 1,000 residents and was 596.7% higher than the Bulk average (106.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 359.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penny Street (LA1 1XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 241 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penny Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gage Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucy Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Brock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friar'S Passage —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aldcliffe Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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