Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 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 125.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Heysham Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 107th 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 1DF) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% 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 11 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 Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heysham Road (LA3 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Dalton Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heysham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandylands Promenade —
Apr 2026Other theft Craig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drewton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Drewton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Craig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mears Beck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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