Crime Rate in Scotforth East, ward

Scotforth East has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 3408th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 341st highest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Scotforth East in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Lancaster district average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Scotforth East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Scotforth East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 53 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hala Square (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.