Crime Rate in Heysham Central, ward

Heysham Central has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 2645th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 223rd highest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heysham Central in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Lancaster district average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heysham Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heysham Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hale Carr Grove, with 24 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Littledale Avenue (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.