Total Crime Rate

118.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Chestnut Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 116th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Grove (LA1 5RN) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Grove (LA1 5RN), 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 Chestnut Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cypress Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Storey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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 Windmill Street 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Lane —
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Data Sources

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