Postcode · Morecambe
Crime in LA4 4LL
How much crime is recorded in LA4 4LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Morecambe South West
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
LA4 4LLMorecambe
How safe is LA4 4LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA4 4LL area, above 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
36.2
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).
LA4 4LLNational
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other theft6.64.5
Burglary3.89.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.12.4
Public order0.94.6
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.