Total Crime Rate

183.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 183.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodville Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodville Street (LA1 3QD) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodville Street (LA1 3QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Phoenix Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parliament Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodville Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dumbarton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Public order Dumbarton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Quarry Mount Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ulleswater Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Mill Lane β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moor Gate β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parliament Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parliament Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parliament Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ullswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bryer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Albion Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hinde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Heights Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Friar'S Passage Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodville Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodville Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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