Total Crime Rate

161.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 161.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • 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

Tarbet Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 84th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tarbet Street (LA1 3DN) in the last 12 months was 161.1 per 1,000 residents and was 261.1% higher than the Bowerham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 325.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarbet Street (LA1 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Melrose Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tarbet Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dumbarton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ullswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moor Gate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rydal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Quarry Mount Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dumbarton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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