Total Crime Rate

440.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 440.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.3 10/10
  • Other theft 30.8 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.2 10/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 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 Mainway (LA1 2AY) 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 Mainway (LA1 2AY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mainway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chelsea Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mainway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts —
Sep 2025Drugs Mainway Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hills Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hills Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hills Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hills Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Mews —
Sep 2025Drugs Chelsea Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mainway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mainway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mainway —
Sep 2025Burglary Mainway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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