Total Crime Rate

291.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 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 291.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Back Green Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 28th highest crime rate of 475 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 Back Green Street (LA4 5JP) in the last 12 months was 291.8 per 1,000 residents and was 374.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Green Street (LA4 5JP), 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 Green Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Crescent 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 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Crescent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Crescent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Crescent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Crescent Street
Apr 2026Burglary Baxtergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Lines Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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