Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 32.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 15th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 236th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Lane (LA1 5NA) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% lower than the Castle average (285.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Lane (LA1 5NA), the main crime hotspot is near Fife Street. Police recorded 36 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 Willow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas More Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Johnson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gerrard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alder Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Thomas More Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime St Thomas More Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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