Crime Rates at Willow Lane, Lancaster, LA1 5PR

Willow Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 84th lowest 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 5PR) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Lane (LA1 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ley Court, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cypress Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.