Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 5LP
How much crime is recorded in LA1 5LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,434 (2024)
LA1 5LPLancaster
How safe is LA1 5LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 5LP 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 5LPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Shoplifting4.08.4
Public order3.24.6
Other crime2.91.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft2.04.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.