Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA2 0DQ
How much crime is recorded in LA2 0DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- University, Galgate & Dolphinholme
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,830 (2024)
LA2 0DQLancaster
How safe is LA2 0DQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA2 0DQ area, 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
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
LA2 0DQNational
Burglary18.49.1
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other theft3.84.5
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 65% 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.