Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 5AE
How much crime is recorded in LA1 5AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,946 (2024)
LA1 5AELancaster
How safe is LA1 5AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 5AE 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
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 5AENational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Burglary7.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.24.6
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.