Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 41.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 13.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Tall Trees area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tall Trees (LA1 2LD) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tall Trees (LA1 2LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tall Trees, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ripon Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tall Trees area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newby Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tan Hill Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tan Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ripon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ripon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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