Postcode district · Carnforth
Crime in LA6
How much crime is recorded in LA6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 29,160 (2024)
How safe is LA6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA6, 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
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
LA6National
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.42.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.