Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 2LU
How much crime is recorded in LA1 2LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skerton & Vale
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
LA1 2LULancaster
How safe is LA1 2LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 2LU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 2LUNational
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Anti-social behaviour21.010.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Drugs2.12.4
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 57% 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.