Crime Rate in Heysham Central, ward

Heysham Central has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 2568th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 218th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heysham Central in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Lancaster district average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heysham Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heysham Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Crime Well Lane, with 21 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Littledale Avenue (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.