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Crime in LA4 5

How much crime is recorded in LA4 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lancaster
Region
North West
Population
13,198 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA4 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA4 5, 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
49.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences39.223.6
Anti-social behaviour28.810.7
Burglary12.79.1
Shoplifting11.68.4
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Public order6.14.6
Other theft6.04.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs4.12.4
Other crime2.81.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
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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