Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 134.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Marton Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 101st highest crime rate of 475 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 Marton Street (LA1 1YA) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher than the Bulk average (106.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marton Street (LA1 1YA), 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 (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Heights Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pointer —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pointer Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gage Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosemary Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friar'S Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brock Street —
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Data Sources

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