Postcode · Morecambe
Crime in LA3 2JH
How much crime is recorded in LA3 2JH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heysham & Overton
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,622 (2024)
LA3 2JHMorecambe
How safe is LA3 2JH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA3 2JH area, 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 2JHNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.