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Crime in LA5 9

How much crime is recorded in LA5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lancaster
Region
North West
Population
15,788 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA5 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA5 9, 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9National
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary8.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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.

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