Crap Towns / Carnforth / Crime

How much crime is there in Carnforth?

The police recorded 52.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Carnforth from September 2023 to August 2026, 31% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 26.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 57.2, up from 46.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	46.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	54.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	57.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	26.4	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.5	7.0
Shoplifting	5.1	7.1
Other theft	4.3	5.4
Public order	3.3	6.6
Burglary	2.4	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.1	3.8
Other crime	1.9	2.0
Drugs	1.4	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Robbery	0.0	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Morecambe	8.6 km	107
Fleetwood	29.5 km	105
Barrow-in-Furness	29.9 km	102
Lancaster	8.7 km	88.7
Kendal	22.2 km	75.3
Ulverston	22.1 km	69.1
Heysham	11.1 km	66.9
Carnforth	–	52.8
Dalton-in-Furness	27.1 km	50.5
Garstang	24.8 km	42.4
Bolton-le-Sands	5.0 km	24.2
The typical town	–	76.2