Postcode · Morecambe
Crime in LA3 2DS
How much crime is recorded in LA3 2DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heysham & Overton
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,464 (2024)
LA3 2DSMorecambe
How safe is LA3 2DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA3 2DS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 2DSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Other theft9.14.5
Shoplifting8.98.4
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order1.34.6
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.