Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Langton Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Scale Hall , and the 147th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Langton Close (LA1 2TJ) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower than the Scale Hall average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langton Close (LA1 2TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilton Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ayrton View (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Langton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moss Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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