Total Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Mews area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bowerham , and the 208th highest crime rate of 477 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 The Mews (LA1 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% higher than the Bowerham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mews (LA1 4AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adelphi Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coulston Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golgotha Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Coulston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Havelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leinster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Adelphi Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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