Total Crime Rate
104.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denmark Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 137th highest crime rate of 475 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 Denmark Street (LA1 5LY) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Castle average (247.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denmark Street (LA1 5LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lancaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Europa Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Willow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Lane | — |
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