Total Crime Rate

291.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 291.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townley Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 477 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 Townley Street (LA4 5JH) in the last 12 months was 291.8 per 1,000 residents and was 432.1% higher than the Bare average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (β‰ˆ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townley Street (LA4 5JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall Street, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Euston Grove (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Townley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Market Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Westover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanover Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Queen Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tunstall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Washington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Washington Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Washington Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Morecambe Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Lines Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tunstall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashton Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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