Total Crime Rate
128.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
118.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heversham Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ulverston , and the 76th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heversham Close (LA12 9JD) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 117.1% higher than the Ulverston average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heversham Close (LA12 9JD), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ulverston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinetree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Underwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hazeltree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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