Total Crime Rate
1030.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northumberland Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 4th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northumberland Street (LA4 4BA) in the last 12 months was 1030.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1778.1% higher than the Bare average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 86 (β 322.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northumberland Street (LA4 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bath Street, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Crescent Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bare| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bath Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Graham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgrove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgrove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgrove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Crescent Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Crescent Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Graham Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Graham Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Graham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmire Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bath Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmire Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Longmire Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Longmire Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longmire Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bath Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bath Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bath Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Back Crescent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baycliffe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baycliffe Crescent | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baycliffe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Crescent Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Back Crescent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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