Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 138.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Marine Road West area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 95th 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 Marine Road West (LA3 1BY) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% higher than the Heysham Central average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Road West (LA3 1BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavendish 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 Marine Road West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Winterdyne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Winterdyne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clarendon Road West Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grafton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gardner Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grafton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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