Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Balmoral Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heysham North , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Road (LA3 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower than the Heysham North average (155.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (LA3 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Manor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marlborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Sep 2025Other crime Westminster Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westminster Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yorkshire Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yorkshire Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yorkshire Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Avondale Road (East) Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Winterdyne Terrace
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Winterdyne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fairfield Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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