Total Crime Rate

378.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.0 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 378.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.9 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mainway area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 18th 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 Mainway (LA1 2AY) in the last 12 months was 378.9 per 1,000 residents and was 234.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 163.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mainway (LA1 2AY), the main crime hotspot is near Mainway. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mainway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chelsea Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Owen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Pinfold Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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