Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 101.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.4 1/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 145th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mainway (LA1 2BD) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Scale Hall average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mainway (LA1 2BD), 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chelsea Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Pinfold Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Owen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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