Postcode · Lancaster
Crime in LA2 9JU
How much crime is recorded in LA2 9JU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kellet & Lune Valley
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,458 (2024)
LA2 9JULancaster
How safe is LA2 9JU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA2 9JU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 9JUNational
Burglary9.19.1
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Public order0.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 109% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.