Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA1 5TB
How much crime is recorded in LA1 5TB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scale Hall & Torrisholme
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,176 (2024)
How safe is LA1 5TB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 62.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA1 5TB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
62.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
151
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 5TBNational
Violence and sexual offences47.623.6
Anti-social behaviour29.910.7
Shoplifting24.88.4
Burglary18.49.1
Other theft9.24.5
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Public order5.14.6
Other crime4.21.5
Bicycle theft3.41.0
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Robbery2.71.4
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.