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Postcode · Morecambe

Crime in LA4 4TW

How much crime is recorded in LA4 4TW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Morecambe Westgate
Council
Lancaster
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,957 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA4 4TW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 85.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA4 4TW area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
85.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
170
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).

LA4 4TWNational
Violence and sexual offences63.923.6
Anti-social behaviour34.510.7
Burglary32.39.1
Criminal damage and arson14.04.7
Other theft11.64.5
Public order9.04.6
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Other crime6.01.5
Drugs4.62.4
Bicycle theft4.21.0
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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