Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Road 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 Melbourne Road (LA1 3QB) 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 Melbourne Road (LA1 3QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Phoenix Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodville Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nun'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Heights Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Dalton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troutbeck Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Factory Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woodville Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nun'S Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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