Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA2 7BZ
How much crime is recorded in LA2 7BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ingleton & High Bentham
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,928 (2024)
LA2 7BZLancaster
How safe is LA2 7BZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA2 7BZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 7BZNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.