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Crime and justice in Lancaster

District

The north of the North West. 145,237 people in 567 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Lancaster, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Lancaster’s 88 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 167.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,198
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Crime and anti-social behaviour: Lancaster among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Lancaster is 1,198.

Anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,960
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Anti-social behaviour: Lancaster among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Lancaster is 2,960.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
664
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Burglary: Lancaster among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Lancaster is 664.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,272
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Criminal damage and arson: Lancaster among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Lancaster is 1,272.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
350
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Drug offences: Lancaster among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Lancaster is 350.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,214
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Other crime: Lancaster among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Lancaster is 2,214.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
96.8 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lancaster at a rate of 96.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against North West
5% higher92.4 per 1,000
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Recorded crime rate: Lancaster among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Lancaster is 96.8 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
90
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Robbery: Lancaster among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Lancaster is 90.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
853
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Shoplifting: Lancaster among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Lancaster is 853.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
52
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Theft from the person: Lancaster among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Lancaster is 52.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
531
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Vehicle crime: Lancaster among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Lancaster is 531.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
5,077
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Violence and sexual offences: Lancaster among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Lancaster is 5,077.

Street-level crime

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Lancaster. The map shows each one.

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