Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA2 8LU
How much crime is recorded in LA2 8LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halton & Caton
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,478 (2024)
LA2 8LULancaster
How safe is LA2 8LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA2 8LU area, well 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
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 8LUNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.