Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 4JQ
How much crime is recorded in LA1 4JQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scotforth East & Bowerham
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,381 (2024)
LA1 4JQLancaster
How safe is LA1 4JQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 4JQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 4JQNational
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Violence and sexual offences7.523.6
Burglary6.89.1
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.24.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.11.4
Public order0.14.6
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.