Postcode · Carnforth
Crime in LA5 8LX
How much crime is recorded in LA5 8LX, 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
- 1,446 (2024)
LA5 8LXCarnforth
How safe is LA5 8LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA5 8LX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 8LXNational
Burglary8.89.1
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.74.6
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Other theft0.64.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.