Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA2 6ES
How much crime is recorded in LA2 6ES, 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
- 1,422 (2024)
LA2 6ESLancaster
How safe is LA2 6ES
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA2 6ES area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 6ESNational
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime1.21.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.