Total Crime
178,462
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: March 2026
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YoY Change
-3.7%
185,295 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-10.9%
38,050 vs 42,704
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
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drugs
|
4,359 |
+10.8%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
8,901 |
+8.0%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 35.7%
|
63,725 |
+3.8%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,791 |
+2.8%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
4,497 |
-0.6%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,016 |
-0.7%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Theft from the person
|
713 |
-3.0%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
13,045 |
-3.8%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
9,558 |
-6.9%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
1,275 |
-9.6%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
9,664 |
-10.7%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
47,258 |
-10.7%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
6,035 |
-13.7%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
6,625 |
-14.0%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |