Total Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradshaw Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 108th 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 Bradshaw Street (LA1 3BE) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Bowerham average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradshaw Street (LA1 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near The Grove. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lancaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Street | — |
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