Total Crime Rate
188.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cross Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Street (LA4 5ND) in the last 12 months was 188.9 per 1,000 residents and was 206.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Street (LA4 5ND), the main crime hotspot is near Thornton Avenue. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maylands Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maylands Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maylands Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Endcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buxton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poulton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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