Lancaster crime stats

March 2024

Most crimes, 10.5k crimes were violent crimes which is 36.9% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 92% of national crime rate. Drugs crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 45.3% over the last twelve months.Lancaster crime statistics
Crime categoryShare of all crimesRanking (95 postcode areas)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Violent crime →36.9%35. lowest92%10.5k-10.2%
Antisocial behaviour crime →21.1%29. highest118%6.0k-9.5%
Criminal damage and arson crime →10.1%28. highest112%2.9k-6.6%
Other theft crime →6.4%16. lowest71%1.8k-5.7%
Public order crime →6.3%12. lowest71%1.8k-25.9%
Shoplifting crime →4.5%3. lowest55%1.3k-6.4%
Burglary crime →3.9%29. lowest81%1.1k-13.5%
Drugs crime →3.1%40. highest101%88845.3%
Vehicle crime →3.1%16. lowest44%88223.7%
Other crime →1.8%40. lowest86%506-2.1%
Possession of weapons crime →1.2%36. highest112%33237.8%
Bicycle theft crime →0.9%39. lowest76%2709.3%
Robbery crime →0.4%14. lowest31%125-3.8%
Theft from the person crime →0.4%16. lowest18%114-2.6%
Crime categoryShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
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The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 118% of national crime rate which puts Lancaster on 29. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 21.1% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 6.0k cases and has decreased by 9.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

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