Postcode · Carnforth
Crime in LA5 9HU
How much crime is recorded in LA5 9HU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,184 (2024)
LA5 9HUCarnforth
How safe is LA5 9HU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA5 9HU 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
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 9HUNational
Burglary17.19.1
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.