Postcode · Morecambe
Crime in LA4 6NR
How much crime is recorded in LA4 6NR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scale Hall & Torrisholme
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,416 (2024)
LA4 6NRMorecambe
How safe is LA4 6NR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA4 6NR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 6NRNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary7.59.1
Shoplifting5.18.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.64.5
Public order3.84.6
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.