Crime Rate in Scotforth East, ward

Scotforth East has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 3359th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 282nd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Scotforth East in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Lancaster district average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Scotforth East’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -56.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Scotforth East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 59 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hala Square (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.