Postcode · Carnforth
Crime in LA6 2AW
How much crime is recorded in LA6 2AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,049 (2024)
LA6 2AWCarnforth
How safe is LA6 2AW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA6 2AW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 2AWNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Shoplifting5.48.4
Public order5.24.6
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 44% 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.