Crime Rates at Clare Road, Lancaster, LA1 2LX

Clare Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 36th 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 Clare Road (LA1 2LX) in the last 12 months was 252.7 per 1,000 residents and was 123.2% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Road (LA1 2LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.