Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chatsworth Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heysham North , and the 129th 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 Chatsworth Road (LA3 1BL) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatsworth Road (LA3 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regent Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Road West (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chatsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Back Avondale Road (East) Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Balmoral Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yorkshire Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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