Total Crime Rate

356.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 356.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Swan Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Lancaster North , and the 5th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swan Street (NR21 9BN) in the last 12 months was 356.1 per 1,000 residents and was 480.6% higher than the Lancaster North average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 204.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swan Street (NR21 9BN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Swan Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ratcliffe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Star Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Star Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Star Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norwich Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Norwich Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Star Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Star Meadow Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quaker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Post Office Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ratcliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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