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Lancashire Constabulary Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: January 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

182,496

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-1.5%

185,251 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-12.1%

40,661 vs 46,232

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 1.5% in this area.

Driven by

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 1.9%

• Drugs ↑ 13.0%

• Public order ↑ 4.5%

Offset by

• Vehicle crime ↓ 15.5%

• Shoplifting ↓ 10.7%

• Other theft ↓ 9.7%

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
Drugs	4,339	+13.0% vs +16.3% nationally	2.4%	↑ Up
Other crime	4,538	+4.7% vs +0.6% nationally	2.5%	↑ Up
Public order	8,690	+4.5% vs -4.4% nationally	4.8%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	1,821	+4.5% vs +4.8% nationally	1.0%	↑ Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 34.5%	63,031	+1.9% vs +0.8% nationally	34.5%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	51,955	+0.1% vs +0.4% nationally	28.5%	→ Flat
Theft from the person	712	-1.8% vs -18.0% nationally	0.4%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	988	-4.2% vs -12.0% nationally	0.5%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	13,044	-5.2% vs -4.9% nationally	7.1%	↓ Down
Robbery	1,282	-5.8% vs +5.0% nationally	0.7%	↓ Down
Other theft	9,491	-9.7% vs -8.2% nationally	5.2%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	9,735	-10.7% vs -3.1% nationally	5.3%	↓ Down
Burglary	6,199	-12.4% vs -10.6% nationally	3.4%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	6,671	-15.5% vs -13.6% nationally	3.7%	↓ Down