Crime Rates at Mallside Close, Lancaster, LA1 3FZ

Mallside Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bowerham , and the 68th highest crime rate of 475 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 Mallside Close (LA1 3FZ) in the last 12 months was 168.8 per 1,000 residents and was 368.8% higher than the Bowerham average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 104.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mallside Close (LA1 3FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Lane. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.