Postcode · Carnforth
Crime in LA5 9UX
How much crime is recorded in LA5 9UX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,074 (2024)
LA5 9UXCarnforth
How safe is LA5 9UX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA5 9UX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9UXNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary3.19.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order2.14.6
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.