Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 5HY
How much crime is recorded in LA1 5HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scale Hall & Torrisholme
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,278 (2024)
How safe is LA1 5HY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 5HY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 5HYNational
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs1.52.4
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.