Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 5PA
How much crime is recorded in LA1 5PA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,398 (2024)
LA1 5PALancaster
How safe is LA1 5PA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 5PA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 5PANational
Violence and sexual offences35.923.6
Anti-social behaviour22.610.7
Burglary9.99.1
Public order6.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime3.01.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.