Postcode · Carnforth
Crime in LA5 9NB
How much crime is recorded in LA5 9NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
LA5 9NBCarnforth
How safe is LA5 9NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA5 9NB area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 9NBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary7.09.1
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.