Postcode district · Carnforth
Crime in LA5
How much crime is recorded in LA5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 22,524 (2024)
LA5Postcode district · Carnforth
How safe is LA5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA5, 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
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
LA5National
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.64.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.