Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 4NX
How much crime is recorded in LA1 4NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scotforth East & Bowerham
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,436 (2024)
LA1 4NXLancaster
How safe is LA1 4NX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 4NX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 4NXNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Shoplifting9.98.4
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.44.5
Burglary1.39.1
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.