Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 3AU
How much crime is recorded in LA1 3AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moorlands & Greaves
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,443 (2024)
LA1 3AULancaster
How safe is LA1 3AU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 3AU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3AUNational
Burglary14.69.1
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.