Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 2HB
How much crime is recorded in LA1 2HB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skerton & Vale
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,575 (2024)
LA1 2HBLancaster
How safe is LA1 2HB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 2HB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 2HBNational
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Anti-social behaviour20.210.7
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Burglary4.19.1
Drugs3.22.4
Public order2.94.6
Shoplifting2.98.4
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft1.64.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.