Total Crime Rate
119.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heysham Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 115th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heysham Road (LA3 1DB) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heysham Road (LA3 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Cavendish Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cavendish Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cavendish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mears Beck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandylands Promenade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raglan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Halden Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halden Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harrington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Heysham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Norton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dalton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Craig Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Craig Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Craig Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandylands Promenade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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