Total Crime Rate
82.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashbrook Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 196th highest crime rate of 477 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 Ashbrook Street (LA1 5PW) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashbrook Street (LA1 5PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Grove, 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alder Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Laburnum Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coverdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atherton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Thomas More Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beechfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Thomas More Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas More Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larch Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cypress Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charnley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechfield | Under investigation |
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