Total Crime Rate

262.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 262.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Burglary 29.2 10/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Lord Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lord Street (LA4 5JA) in the last 12 months was 262.8 per 1,000 residents and was 326.9% higher than the Bare average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (LA4 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Back Lines Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lord Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baxtergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Lines Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Market Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eidsforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eidsforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eidsforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eidsforth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossendale Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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