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Crime in LA3

How much crime is recorded in LA3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lancaster
Region
North West
Population
32,945 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
45.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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).

LA3National
Violence and sexual offences35.723.6
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Burglary12.89.1
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Shoplifting6.68.4
Other theft5.44.5
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime2.61.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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