Total Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limes Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heysham North , and the 198th highest crime rate of 477 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 Limes Avenue (LA3 1HS) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Heysham North average (155.5 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limes Avenue (LA3 1HS), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Manor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Westminster Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westminster Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Avondale Road (East) Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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