Total Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 23.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Willow Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 475 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 5PR) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Lane (LA1 5PR), the main crime hotspot is near Cypress Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charnley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Cypress Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Storey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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