Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 120.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gold Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 113th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gold Lane (LA1 5TY) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gold Lane (LA1 5TY), the main crime hotspot is near Fife Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gold Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Quay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Europa Way —
Apr 2026Public order Willow Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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