Crime Rate in Scotforth West, ward

Scotforth West has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 1786th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 309th lowest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Scotforth West in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Lancaster district average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Scotforth West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 30.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Scotforth West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Pathfinders Drive. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.