Postcode · Carnforth
Crime in LA6 1BS
How much crime is recorded in LA6 1BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kellet & Lune Valley
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,491 (2024)
LA6 1BSCarnforth
How safe is LA6 1BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA6 1BS 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
LA6 1BSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary12.89.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.42.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.