MorecambeLancashire

Per resident, Morecambe sees more crime than 95% of UK towns

Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.

3,749 crimes and 1,024 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Morecambe’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 38.8 reports per 1,000, above Lancashire’s towns (17.2) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences were 45% of the crimes.

Exam results at Morecambe’s schools trail 92% of towns in England

GCSE results at the town’s 2 secondary schools: 30% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 38.4. Below are three of its 12 schools, each with why it was picked. 54% of pupils at the town’s 9 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Great Wood Primary School’s results beat 83% of schools in England like it.

Fewer people in Morecambe say their health is good than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 76%

At the census, 24% of people here had a disability, above both Lancashire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 7.7% of the town. Men in Morecambe can expect to live to 75.9, women to 80 (2019–23). One GP practice serves the town; 77% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.

Benefit claims run higher in Morecambe, 4.8% of 16 to 64s, than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.

Nearly three quarters of commuters drove to work at the census. Work in town: 36% of resident commuters. Morecambe counts 0.9 jobs per working resident. Household income came to £36K a year before tax, below both Lancashire’s towns (£48K) and England’s towns (£55K).

43 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I

The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.

Homes from before 1919 make up 27% of the total, above both Lancashire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 2 of them. Per 10,000 residents, Morecambe counts 13 listed buildings.

More households rent privately in Morecambe than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 26%

Social housing holds nearly one in ten households, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £823 a month across the Lancaster council area. Behind the median of £185,000: 1,316 standard sales inside Morecambe’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.

Morecambe skews older, with 25% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns

10% of residents are 15 to 24, below Lancashire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Under 15: 16% of residents. Half the people of Morecambe are older than 45.9.