Total Crime Rate
91.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moorgate area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 160th highest crime rate of 475 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 Moorgate (LA1 3PY) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Bulk average (106.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moorgate (LA1 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Woodville Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Nun'S Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | City Heights Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nun'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Denis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moor Gate | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dalton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodville Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Factory Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Troutbeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moor Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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