Total Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

St Oswald Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Oswald Street (LA1 3AT) in the last 12 months was 10.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Bowerham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

In the area around St Oswald Street (LA1 3AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adelphi Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bowerham

Crime Over Time in St Oswald Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Adelphi Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golgotha Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Quarry Mount Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Havelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Dale Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 13 of 13

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑