Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 4UT
How much crime is recorded in LA1 4UT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moorlands & Greaves
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,485 (2024)
How safe is LA1 4UT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 4UT area, broadly in line with 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
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 4UTNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Burglary17.09.1
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Shoplifting4.48.4
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.24.6
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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.