Postcode · Carnforth
Crime in LA6 2NH
How much crime is recorded in LA6 2NH, 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
- 1,509 (2024)
LA6 2NHCarnforth
How safe is LA6 2NH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA6 2NH area, 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 2NHNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft3.14.5
Public order1.74.6
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.22.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.