Total Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alexandra Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 74th highest crime rate of 477 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 Alexandra Road (LA1 2DP) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (β‰ˆ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (LA1 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kent Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howgill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buller Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ramparts β€”

Data Sources

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