Crime Rates at Hills Court, Lancaster, LA1 2AX

Hills Court area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 16th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hills Court (LA1 2AX) in the last 12 months was 440.5 per 1,000 residents and was 262.4% higher than the Scale Hall average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 149.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hills Court (LA1 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near Mainway. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.