Crime Rates at Cotton Square, Lancaster, LA1 5US

Cotton Square area has the lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Castle , and the 37th 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 Cotton Square (LA1 5US) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 1.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Square (LA1 5US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fife Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.