Crime Rate in Scale Hall, ward

Scale Hall has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 1249th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 120th highest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Scale Hall in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Lancaster district average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Scale Hall’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 333 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 375 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Scale Hall ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Barley Cop Lane. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.