Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Moorgate area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 124th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorgate (LA1 3PY) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% lower than the Bulk average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorgate (LA1 3PY), 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 Moorgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Heights Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Albion Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shaw Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dumbarton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dumbarton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Quarry Mount Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft City Heights Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodville Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moor Gate —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodville Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rydal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Heights Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Ullswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ulleswater Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Street —
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Data Sources

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