Crime Rates at Earl Street, Lancaster, LA1 2AF

Earl Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 50th highest crime rate of 477 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 Earl Street (LA1 2AF) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% higher than the Scale Hall average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 106.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earl Street (LA1 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cable Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calkeld Lane (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.