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
Anti-social behaviour	39,435	-26.4% vs -1.3% nationally	22.8%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	13,061	-2.5% vs -4.8% nationally	7.5%	↓ Down
Other theft	9,658	-2.5% vs -4.6% nationally	5.6%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	9,739	-8.6% vs -2.3% nationally	5.6%	↓ Down
Public order	9,399	+12.5% vs -3.2% nationally	5.4%	↑ Up
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
Drugs	4,499	+11.3% vs +3.5% nationally	2.6%	↑ Up
Other crime	4,441	-2.7% vs -2.0% nationally	2.6%	↓ Down
Possession of weapons	1,882	+7.7% vs +8.5% nationally	1.1%	↑ Up
Robbery	1,280	-5.8% vs +9.2% nationally	0.7%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	977	-4.3% vs -8.5% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	733	+0.8% vs -20.9% nationally	0.4%	→ Flat