Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 3PB
How much crime is recorded in LA1 3PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lancaster East
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,280 (2024)
LA1 3PBLancaster
How safe is LA1 3PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 3PB 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 3PBNational
Violence and sexual offences31.523.6
Burglary15.29.1
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Public order6.14.6
Other theft5.84.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.