Total Crime Rate

330.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.2 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 330.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Derby Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 23rd 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 Derby Road (LA1 2AB) in the last 12 months was 330.3 per 1,000 residents and was 191.9% higher than the Scale Hall average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 162.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (LA1 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cable Street, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mainway (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Derby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Water Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parliament Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Owen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chelsea Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Pinfold Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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