Crap Towns / Morecambe / Crime

How much crime is there in Morecambe?

The police recorded 107 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Morecambe from September 2023 to August 2026, 40% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 48.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 115, up from 101 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	101	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	106	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	115	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	48.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	13.4	7.0
Shoplifting	8.3	7.1
Other theft	7.8	5.4
Public order	6.9	6.6
Burglary	5.7	3.1
Vehicle crime	5.3	3.8
Drugs	4.2	2.4
Other crime	3.1	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.6	0.8
Bicycle theft	1.4	0.5
Robbery	1.0	0.6
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Morecambe	–	107
Fleetwood	20.9 km	105
Lancaster	3.7 km	88.7
Ulverston	20.9 km	69.1
Heysham	2.6 km	66.9
Cleveleys	23.9 km	64.0
Carnforth	8.6 km	52.8
Thornton	23.5 km	50.8
Dalton-in-Furness	23.9 km	50.5
Garstang	18.6 km	42.4
Bolton-le-Sands	3.6 km	24.2
The typical town	–	76.2