Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 5DQ
How much crime is recorded in LA1 5DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
How safe is LA1 5DQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 5DQ 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
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 5DQNational
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft1.44.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.