Postcode · Morecambe
Crime in LA4 4PY
How much crime is recorded in LA4 4PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Morecambe South West
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,812 (2024)
LA4 4PYMorecambe
How safe is LA4 4PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA4 4PY 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
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 4PYNational
Violence and sexual offences32.923.6
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.61.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.