Crime Rate in Carnforth & Millhead, ward

Carnforth & Millhead has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 2816th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 241st highest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Carnforth & Millhead in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower than the Lancaster district average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Carnforth & Millhead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 47.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 202 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Carnforth & Millhead ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near John Street, with 32 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Highfield Road (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.