Total Crime
176,066
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Lancashire Constabulary
Lancashire Constabulary Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Lancashire Constabulary.
Latest month: April 2026
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YoY Change
-5.2%
185,735 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-4.2%
38,961 vs 40,661
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 5.2% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 4.8%
•
Public order ↑ 8.1%
•
Drugs ↑ 10.4%
Offset by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 17.9%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 13.5%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 9.0%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Lancashire Constabulary monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 36.6%
|
64,394 |
+4.8%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
8,996 |
+8.1%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
4,411 |
+10.4%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,826 |
+3.2%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
718 |
-1.2%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
999 |
-4.1%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
1,297 |
-5.4%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
4,449 |
-1.9%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
12,992 |
-4.2%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
9,537 |
-5.9%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
6,066 |
-11.4%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
9,713 |
-9.0%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
6,573 |
-13.5%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
44,095 |
-17.9%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |