Postcode · Morecambe
Crime in LA3 1UT
How much crime is recorded in LA3 1UT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Morecambe South West
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,093 (2024)
How safe is LA3 1UT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA3 1UT 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
31.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
LA3 1UTNational
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Burglary5.49.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.41.5
Public order1.34.6
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.