Lancashire Constabulary/Crime in Lancashire Constabulary

Crime in Lancashire Constabulary

Recorded crime across Lancashire Constabulary's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,508,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

13,194Crimes recorded

8.7Rate per 1,000

9 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

13,194

Crime rate per 1,000

8.7 per 1,000 people

National ranking

9 of 41 (12% above average)

Month-on-month

-8.1%

Year-on-year

-6.1% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (41.0%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 202313,287 crimes

Mar 202315,083 crimes

+13.5% vs previous month

Apr 202314,754 crimes

-2.2% vs previous month

May 202315,897 crimes

+7.7% vs previous month

Jun 202316,117 crimes

+1.4% vs previous month

Jul 202316,782 crimes

+4.1% vs previous month

Aug 202315,947 crimes

-5.0% vs previous month

Sept 202315,366 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Oct 202316,190 crimes

+5.4% vs previous month

Nov 202314,605 crimes

-9.8% vs previous month

Dec 202314,279 crimes

-2.2% vs previous month

Jan 202414,396 crimes

+0.8% vs previous month

Feb 202414,348 crimes

-0.3% vs previous month

Mar 202415,781 crimes

+10.0% vs previous month

Apr 202416,171 crimes

+2.5% vs previous month

May 202417,526 crimes

+8.4% vs previous month

Jun 202417,380 crimes

-0.8% vs previous month

Jul 202418,493 crimes

+6.4% vs previous month

Aug 202416,615 crimes

-10.2% vs previous month

Sept 202416,000 crimes

-3.7% vs previous month

Oct 202416,615 crimes

+3.8% vs previous month

Nov 202415,106 crimes

-9.1% vs previous month

Dec 202414,270 crimes

-5.5% vs previous month

Jan 202514,057 crimes

-1.5% vs previous month

Feb 202513,625 crimes

-3.1% vs previous month

Mar 202516,510 crimes

+21.2% vs previous month

Apr 202516,603 crimes

+0.6% vs previous month

May 202517,575 crimes

+5.9% vs previous month

Jun 202516,438 crimes

-6.5% vs previous month

Jul 202517,763 crimes

+8.1% vs previous month

Aug 202517,249 crimes

-2.9% vs previous month

Sept 202515,094 crimes

-12.5% vs previous month

Oct 202515,322 crimes

+1.5% vs previous month

Nov 202514,363 crimes

-6.3% vs previous month

Dec 202514,351 crimes

-0.1% vs previous month

Jan 202613,194 crimes

-8.1% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
5,406 (41.0%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
2,437 (18.5%)
3
Criminal damage and arson
1,061 (8.0%)
4
Other theft
750 (5.7%)
5
Shoplifting
730 (5.5%)
6
Public order
638 (4.8%)
7
Burglary
579 (4.4%)
8
Vehicle crime
453 (3.4%)
9
Drugs
407 (3.1%)
10
Other crime
389 (2.9%)
11
Possession of weapons
128 (1.0%)
12
Robbery
101 (0.8%)
13
Bicycle theft
61 (0.5%)
14
Theft from person
50 (0.4%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	13,194	-8.1%	5,406	2,437	579	453	730	407	101	638
Dec 2025	14,351	-0.1%	5,405	3,343	586	519	820	424	103	621
Nov 2025	14,363	-6.3%	5,257	3,570	478	555	783	419	108	689
Oct 2025	15,322	+1.5%	5,204	4,436	506	558	686	390	92	786
Sept 2025	15,094	-12.5%	5,322	4,014	535	612	884	335	106	712
Aug 2025	17,249	-2.9%	5,527	5,387	562	636	810	386	139	942
Jul 2025	17,763	+8.1%	6,121	5,361	539	594	797	381	136	908
Jun 2025	16,438	-6.5%	5,713	4,655	595	579	942	359	105	823
May 2025	17,575	+5.9%	5,892	5,095	593	616	978	404	150	862
Apr 2025	16,603	+0.6%	5,193	5,241	493	684	907	368	109	788
Mar 2025	16,510	+21.2%	5,617	4,671	587	609	1,008	372	116	770
Feb 2025	13,625	-3.1%	4,552	3,745	565	523	878	365	112	590
Jan 2025	14,057	-1.5%	4,979	3,735	514	533	791	373	88	607
Dec 2024	14,270	-5.5%	5,193	3,560	552	598	820	356	98	568
Nov 2024	15,106	-9.1%	5,278	4,071	461	654	946	358	111	623
Oct 2024	16,615	+3.8%	5,247	4,733	688	758	1,092	369	115	729
Sept 2024	16,000	-3.7%	5,221	4,370	687	752	888	301	147	755
Aug 2024	16,615	-10.2%	5,243	4,783	701	705	1,025	322	144	784
Jul 2024	18,493	+6.4%	6,368	4,903	819	658	982	366	182	974
Jun 2024	17,380	-0.8%	5,778	4,841	634	678	1,111	361	126	872
May 2024	17,526	+8.4%	5,648	5,066	684	765	874	369	143	812
Apr 2024	16,171	+2.5%	5,127	4,472	636	796	1,071	305	153	722
Mar 2024	15,781	+10.0%	5,519	3,960	655	696	1,044	313	95	736
Feb 2024	14,348	-0.3%	5,165	3,384	579	630	946	324	86	707
Jan 2024	14,396	+0.8%	5,115	3,390	729	682	879	332	99	676
Dec 2023	14,279	-2.2%	5,211	3,211	651	726	748	304	107	670
Nov 2023	14,605	-9.8%	4,856	3,838	607	687	1,036	298	111	545
Oct 2023	16,190	+5.4%	5,151	4,514	698	683	1,067	281	99	563
Sept 2023	15,366	-3.6%	5,214	4,595	623	620	713	244	109	670
Aug 2023	15,947	-5.0%	4,961	4,852	660	708	885	225	101	642
Jul 2023	16,782	+4.1%	5,075	4,859	719	726	1,132	268	101	732
Jun 2023	16,117	+1.4%	5,155	4,979	629	598	813	218	78	802
May 2023	15,897	+7.7%	5,125	4,861	618	675	780	280	111	698
Apr 2023	14,754	-2.2%	4,587	4,534	529	610	887	169	93	689
Mar 2023	15,083	+13.5%	4,918	4,216	641	660	974	224	100	694
Feb 2023	13,287	—	4,264	3,820	543	627	773	223	72	664