Postcode · Morecambe
Crime in LA4 5SQ
How much crime is recorded in LA4 5SQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Morecambe Town
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,371 (2024)
LA4 5SQMorecambe
How safe is LA4 5SQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA4 5SQ 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
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 5SQNational
Violence and sexual offences29.923.6
Anti-social behaviour20.810.7
Burglary13.19.1
Shoplifting11.18.4
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Other theft7.54.5
Public order5.64.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.