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Lancashire Constabulary Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard
Lancashire Constabulary crime trends

Total Crime

178,462

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-3.7%

185,295 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-10.9%

38,050 vs 42,704

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 3.7% in this area.

Driven by

Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.8%
Public order ↑ 8.0%
Drugs ↑ 10.8%

Offset by

Anti-social behaviour ↓ 10.7%
Shoplifting ↓ 10.7%
Vehicle crime ↓ 14.0%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

Lancashire Constabulary monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 35.7%
63,725
+3.8%
vs +1.1% nationally
35.7%
Up
Anti-social behaviour
47,258
-10.7%
vs -0.2% nationally
26.5%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
13,045
-3.8%
vs -4.2% nationally
7.3%
Down
Other theft
9,558
-6.9%
vs -6.9% nationally
5.4%
Down
Shoplifting
9,664
-10.7%
vs -4.9% nationally
5.4%
Down
Public order
8,901
+8.0%
vs -4.3% nationally
5.0%
Up
Vehicle crime
6,625
-14.0%
vs -11.7% nationally
3.7%
Down
Burglary
6,035
-13.7%
vs -9.2% nationally
3.4%
Down
Other crime
4,497
-0.6%
vs -3.0% nationally
2.5%
Flat
Drugs
4,359
+10.8%
vs +12.3% nationally
2.4%
Up
Possession of weapons
1,791
+2.8%
vs +6.8% nationally
1.0%
Up
Robbery
1,275
-9.6%
vs +9.3% nationally
0.7%
Down
Bicycle theft
1,016
-0.7%
vs -10.4% nationally
0.6%
Flat
Theft from the person
713
-3.0%
vs -20.1% nationally
0.4%
Down