Crime Rate in Warton, ward

Warton has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 1037th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 254th lowest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Warton in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Lancaster district average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Warton’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Warton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Carnforth Service Area, with 17 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Holly Bank (6 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.