Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 3LA
How much crime is recorded in LA1 3LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lancaster East
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,092 (2024)
LA1 3LALancaster
How safe is LA1 3LA
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 3LA 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
29
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 3LANational
Burglary15.99.1
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order0.84.6
Other theft0.74.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.