Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 53.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • 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

Tower Court area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Court (LA1 4XH) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Court (LA1 4XH), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brock Street —
Apr 2026Public order Brock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucy Street —
Apr 2026Drugs South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Percy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pointer —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pointer Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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