Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

William Priestley Park area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulk , and the 179th 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 William Priestley Park (LA1 5WD) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Bulk average (106.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Priestley Park (LA1 5WD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tarnsyke Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hindburn Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in William Priestley Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshaw Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cypress Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 Windmill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Quay Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charnley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raygill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarnsyke Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Tarnsyke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarnsyke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browgill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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