Total Crime Rate

584.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 584.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 226.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 165.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.2 10/10
  • Other theft 47.2 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.9 6/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chatsworth Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 8th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chatsworth Road (LA3 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 584.9 per 1,000 residents and was 610.3% higher than the Heysham Central average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 264.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatsworth Road (LA3 1BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chatsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Clarendon Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yorkshire Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Yorkshire Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yorkshire Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Lancashire Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Lancashire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancashire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancashire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Yorkshire Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Avondale Road (East) Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Road —

Data Sources

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