Total Crime Rate

162.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 162.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Derby Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 74th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derby Road (LA1 2AD) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% higher than the Scale Hall average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (LA1 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Calkeld Lane. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calkeld Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calkeld Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calkeld Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calkeld Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calkeld Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Calkeld Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greyhound Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosemary Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Bus Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Calkeld Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lancaster Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lancaster Bus Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Water Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dye House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Calkeld Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calkeld Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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