Morecambe Town
Middle areaWest Lancaster. 7,398 people in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Morecambe Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Morecambe Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Morecambe Town at a rate of 250.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.8 per 1,000 people across Lancaster.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 611 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 443 |
| Other crime | 273 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 189 |
| Shoplifting | 128 |
| Vehicle crime | 74 |
| Drug offences | 65 |
| Burglary | 47 |
| Robbery | 18 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Morecambe Town compares
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Is Morecambe Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Morecambe Town at a rate of 250.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.8 per 1,000 people across Lancaster.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 138 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Morecambe Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (611), anti-social behaviour (443) and other crime (273).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Lancaster
These figures are published for the whole of Lancaster, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lancaster and not Morecambe Town alone. See Lancaster
Morecambe Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Morecambe Town was £141,750 in 2025.
Morecambe Town had 7,467 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Morecambe Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Morecambe Town, 83.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.