Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Willow Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 138th 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 Willow Lane (LA1 5LG) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Lane (LA1 5LG), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Lane. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas More Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Thomas More Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennedy Close —
Sep 2025Public order Johnson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Thomas More Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gerrard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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