Postcode district · Millom
Crime in LA18
How much crime is recorded in LA18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 8,395 (2024)
LA18Postcode district · Millom
How safe is LA18
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA18, 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
LA18National
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary3.49.1
Shoplifting3.38.4
Public order3.34.6
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.61.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.