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Crime in Lancaster by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,974crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+18%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Silverdalelowest rate5.7 per 1,000 a year
70.8middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Torrisholme (-13%), Great Wood (-9%) and Morecambe (6%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1MoorlandsLA1 · 17,366 residents 192.6▲ 28%violence
2BulkLA1 · 14,153 residents 186.3▲ 23%violence
3MarshLA1 · 11,208 residents 167.4▲ 23%violence
4MorecambeLA4 · 36,284 residents 156.9▲ 6%violence
5SkertonLA1 · 10,984 residents 156.6▲ 32%violence
6ValeLA1 · 10,962 residents 152.9▲ 43%violence
7HeyshamLA3 · 24,141 residents 148.6▲ 15%violence
8LancasterLA1 · 51,702 residents 132.3▲ 28%violence
9GreavesLA1 · 14,799 residents 117▲ 25%violence
10HaverbreaksLA1 · 8,323 residents 92.3▲ 61%violence
11Scale HallLA1 · 12,406 residents 84.8▲ 26%violence
12BowerhamLA1 · 13,205 residents 79.4▲ 49%violence
13Abraham HeightsLA1 · 8,470 residents 78.4▲ 32%violence
14BailriggLA1 · 2,892 residents 76.1▲ 6%violence
15CarnforthLA5 · 7,844 residents 74.5▲ 28%violence
16Great WoodLA4 · 15,137 residents 70.8▼ 9%violence
17ScotforthLA1 · 12,311 residents 64.7▲ 69%violence
18HalaLA1 · 6,219 residents 57.9▲ 64%violence
19CatonLA2 · 3,138 residents 57.4▲ 55%violence
20TorrisholmeLA4 · 9,724 residents 53.9▼ 13%violence
21HaltonLA2 · 2,885 residents 52.7▲ 23%violence
22Bolton-le-SandsLA5 · 7,139 residents 50.4▲ 13%violence
23WartonLA5 · 2,325 residents 49.9▲ 32%vehicle crime
24SlyneLA2 · 4,216 residents 49.3▲ 271%violence
25BareLA4 · 6,567 residents 48.1▲ 39%violence
26BrookhouseLA2 · 3,138 residents 45.9▲ 44%violence
27Hest BankLA2 · 4,216 residents 45.5▲ 182%violence
28GalgateLA2 · 7,832 residents 20.9▼ 23%violence
29EllelLA2 · 7,832 residents 12.8▼ 36%violence
30Over KelletLA6 · 2,280 residents 10.5–violence
31SilverdaleLA5 · 2,098 residents 5.7–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Lancaster have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Silverdale, Over Kellet, Ellel, Galgate and Hest Bank.

Which areas of Lancaster have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Moorlands, Bulk, Marsh, Morecambe and Skerton.

Is crime going up or down in Lancaster?

Across Lancaster, 3,974 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 18% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.