Total Crime Rate

187.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 187.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Maylands Square area has the 17th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 54th 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 Maylands Square (LA4 5RY) in the last 12 months was 187.8 per 1,000 residents and was 205.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -51.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maylands Square (LA4 5RY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Maylands Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wiseman Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Roseberry Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Street —
Apr 2026Public order Newlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Endcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wiseman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maylands Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maylands Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maylands Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birklands Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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