Postcode area · Lancaster
Crime in LA
How much crime is recorded in LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 342,464 (2024)
LAPostcode area · Lancaster
How safe is LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LANational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Shoplifting5.08.4
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.