Lancashire Constabulary Crime Trends

Lancashire Constabulary Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Lancashire Constabulary.

Total Crime

173,071

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-6.6%

185,202 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+14.9%

43,715 vs 38,049

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 6.6% in this area.

Driven by

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 5.9%

• Public order ↑ 12.5%

• Drugs ↑ 11.3%

Offset by

• Anti-social behaviour ↓ 26.4%

• Shoplifting ↓ 8.6%

• Burglary ↓ 12.1%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 37.8%	65,430	+5.9% vs +1.4% nationally	37.8%	↑ Up
Public order	9,399	+12.5% vs -3.2% nationally	5.4%	↑ Up
Drugs	4,499	+11.3% vs +3.5% nationally	2.6%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	1,882	+7.7% vs +8.5% nationally	1.1%	↑ Up
Theft from the person	733	+0.8% vs -20.9% nationally	0.4%	→ Flat
Bicycle theft	977	-4.3% vs -8.5% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down
Robbery	1,280	-5.8% vs +9.2% nationally	0.7%	↓ Down
Other crime	4,441	-2.7% vs -2.0% nationally	2.6%	↓ Down
Other theft	9,658	-2.5% vs -4.6% nationally	5.6%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	13,061	-2.5% vs -4.8% nationally	7.5%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	6,621	-10.2% vs -7.0% nationally	3.8%	↓ Down
Burglary	5,916	-12.1% vs -6.3% nationally	3.4%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	9,739	-8.6% vs -2.3% nationally	5.6%	↓ Down
Anti-social behaviour	39,435	-26.4% vs -1.3% nationally	22.8%	↓ Down