Postcode · Morecambe
Crime in LA4 6QL
How much crime is recorded in LA4 6QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scale Hall & Torrisholme
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,354 (2024)
LA4 6QLMorecambe
How safe is LA4 6QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA4 6QL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 6QLNational
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Burglary7.39.1
Violence and sexual offences5.123.6
Other theft2.24.5
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Shoplifting0.18.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.