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Crime in LA2

How much crime is recorded in LA2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lancaster
Region
North West
Population
41,657 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA2, 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
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).

LA2National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Burglary9.99.1
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order3.24.6
Robbery1.81.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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