Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Lancaster local authority area · mapped crimes
Lancaster · England
Crime and safety
Lancaster council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Lancaster
Police-recorded locations for Lancaster local authority area. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
11,100 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 10,987 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
| Month | Mapped crime | Anti-social behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 965 | 379 |
| October 2024 | 940 | 400 |
| November 2024 | 867 | 344 |
| December 2024 | 930 | 304 |
| January 2025 | 936 | 279 |
| February 2025 | 883 | 342 |
| March 2025 | 899 | 446 |
| April 2025 | 853 | 492 |
| May 2025 | 952 | 431 |
| June 2025 | 925 | 380 |
| July 2025 | 893 | 433 |
| August 2025 | 944 | 428 |
| September 2025 | 919 | 362 |
| October 2025 | 819 | 355 |
| November 2025 | 904 | 329 |
| December 2025 | 848 | 263 |
| January 2026 | 805 | 190 |
| February 2026 | 776 | 146 |
| March 2026 | 885 | 194 |
| April 2026 | 871 | 180 |
| May 2026 | 1,006 | 233 |
| June 2026 | 1,126 | 242 |
| July 2026 | 1,171 | 236 |
| August 2026 | 970 | 227 |
Crime categories in the latest complete year
| Category | Mapped crimes |
|---|---|
| violent crime | 5,078 |
| criminal damage arson | 1,270 |
| shoplifting | 853 |
| other theft | 819 |
| public order | 747 |
| burglary | 664 |
| vehicle crime | 531 |
| drugs | 350 |
| other crime | 344 |
| bicycle theft | 183 |
| possession of weapons | 119 |
| robbery | 90 |
| theft from the person | 52 |
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
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