Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 3QX
How much crime is recorded in LA1 3QX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lancaster Central
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,409 (2024)
LA1 3QXLancaster
How safe is LA1 3QX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 3QX 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
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 3QXNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Burglary14.69.1
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order2.64.6
Shoplifting2.28.4
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.