Crime Rate in Scale Hall, ward

Scale Hall has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 1100th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 102nd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Scale Hall in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Lancaster district average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Scale Hall’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 334 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 369 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Scale Hall ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Barley Cop Lane. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.