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Crime in LA2 6JP

How much crime is recorded in LA2 6JP, 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)
Crime

How safe is LA2 6JP

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 6JP 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
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 6JPNational
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
Trend

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.

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