Postcode · Morecambe
Crime in LA3 2BX
How much crime is recorded in LA3 2BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heysham & Overton
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,078 (2024)
LA3 2BXMorecambe
How safe is LA3 2BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA3 2BX area, 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
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 2BXNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime1.31.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.