Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 4EH
How much crime is recorded in LA1 4EH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scotforth East & Bowerham
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,373 (2024)
LA1 4EHLancaster
How safe is LA1 4EH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 4EH area, well below 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 4EHNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Shoplifting10.48.4
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.34.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.82.4
Burglary0.59.1
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% 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.