Total Crime Rate

298.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 298.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Greenset Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 27th 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 Greenset Close (LA1 2PN) in the last 12 months was 298.9 per 1,000 residents and was 164.0% higher than the Scale Hall average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenset Close (LA1 2PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenset Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harcourt Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenset Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenset Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stratford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Longlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammerton Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Road
Apr 2026Other theft Price Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greenset Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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