Crime Rates at Lord Street, Lancaster, LA1 2AG

Lord 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 Lord Street (LA1 2AG) 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 Lord Street (LA1 2AG), the main crime hotspot is near Calkeld Lane. Police recorded 230 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.