Total Crime Rate

1765.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

693.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1765.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 693.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 502.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 382.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 234.5 10/10
  • Public order 148.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 124.4 10/10
  • Other theft 105.3 10/10
  • Drugs 90.9 10/10
  • Burglary 62.2 10/10
  • Robbery 28.7 10/10
  • Other crime 23.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
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

Back Crescent Street area has the highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the highest crime rate of 475 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 Back Crescent Street (LA4 4BE) in the last 12 months was 1765.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2768.0% higher than the Bare average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 145 (≈ 693.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Crescent Street (LA4 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Back Crescent Street. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Back Crescent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eidsforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eidsforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skipton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Euston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tunstall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tunstall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Crescent Street —
Apr 2026Public order Back Crescent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Crescent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Crescent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Crescent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eidsforth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eidsforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A589 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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