Total Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 104.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watery Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 144th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watery Lane (LA1 2SL) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% higher than the Bare average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watery Lane (LA1 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Greenset Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Cop Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barley Cop Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barley Cop Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torrisholme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Torrisholme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Cop Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barley Cop Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Price Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Price Close —
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Data Sources

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