Total Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 17.2 2/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lancaster Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

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 Lancaster Street (LA14 5JB) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Dalton North average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Street (LA14 5JB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kendal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Westmorland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cheltenham Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Cheltenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ainslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barrow-In-Furness Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Gate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kendal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kendal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order West View Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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