Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 1YF
How much crime is recorded in LA1 1YF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lancaster Central
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,006 (2024)
How safe is LA1 1YF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 1YF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
136
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).
LA1 1YFNational
Burglary52.79.1
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Anti-social behaviour30.710.7
Shoplifting24.68.4
Public order13.14.6
Other theft7.34.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Drugs2.92.4
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.