Crime Rate in Lower Lune Valley, ward

Lower Lune Valley has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 1962nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 324th lowest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lower Lune Valley in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Lancaster district average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lower Lune Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lower Lune Valley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lune Valley. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.