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Crime in LA2 0QP

How much crime is recorded in LA2 0QP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Halton & Caton
Council
Lancaster
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,587 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA2 0QP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA2 0QP 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
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 0QPNational
Burglary26.59.1
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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