Total Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 102.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 12th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 141st highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Lane (LA1 5PU) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower than the Castle average (247.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Lane (LA1 5PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cypress Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cypress Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Public order Willow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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