Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA2 6AA
How much crime is recorded in LA2 6AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,355 (2024)
How safe is LA2 6AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA2 6AA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 6AANational
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Burglary11.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% 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.