Total Crime Rate

91.4 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 91.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gillow Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 172nd 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 Gillow Court (LA1 4UA) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Castle average (285.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillow Court (LA1 4UA), the main crime hotspot is near Hastings Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gillow Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Addle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holden Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pickard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gillow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gillow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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