Crime Rates at Railway Street, Lancaster, LA1 4XA

Railway Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 63rd 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 Railway Street (LA1 4XA) in the last 12 months was 198.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (LA1 4XA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.