Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 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 114.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dudley Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 124th 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 Dudley Street (LA4 5SL) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Street (LA4 5SL), 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 Dudley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rysdale Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Roseberry Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rysdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Endcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rysdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wiseman Close
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

Data Sources

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