Postcode · Carnforth
Crime in LA5 8ED
How much crime is recorded in LA5 8ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,396 (2024)
LA5 8EDCarnforth
How safe is LA5 8ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA5 8ED area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
LA5 8EDNational
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Burglary4.09.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% 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.