Crime Rate in Heysham North, ward

Heysham North has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 835th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 79th highest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heysham North in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Lancaster district average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heysham North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 270 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 185.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 314 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heysham North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Cavendish Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.