Overton - Lancaster — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Lancashire Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

All Lancashire Constabulary neighbourhoods

Contact the team

email: lancaster.npt@lancashire.police.uk

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Lancashire Constabulary's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

26 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (29): ▼ 3 (10%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences9 · 35%
Public order5 · 19%
Anti-social behaviour4 · 15%
Other theft3 · 12%
Criminal damage and arson2 · 8%
Burglary1 · 4%
Vehicle crime1 · 4%
Other crime1 · 4%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

21 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect11 · 52%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified7 · 33%
Local resolution1 · 5%
Offender given a caution1 · 5%
Offender given penalty notice1 · 5%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Rural Crime and Reassurance

We will work to target offenders in acquisitive crime as part of Operation Stoat. We will do this by target hardening vulnerable premises and to provide visibility and reassurance to the community. We will engage vehicles in the area at off peak times to deter travelling criminals using intelligence and information supplied by the community. We will focus on historic buildings and churches to ensure our heritage is protected and ensure listed buildings receive the protection they deserve. We will work with national and local agencies to ensure our wildlife is protected by taking positive action against those who would engage in poaching activities. Through presentations to the local communities we will inform residents of what to look out for and what to report to the Police to ensure we are working with the community to look after their area.

Set: 2026-04-28