Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckingham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heysham North , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Road (LA3 1BE) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower than the Heysham North average (133.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Road (LA3 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Buckingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Clevelands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Place —
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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