Total Crime Rate

203.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 203.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maple Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heysham North , and the 58th highest crime rate of 477 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 Maple Avenue (LA3 1HY) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Avenue (LA3 1HY), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Road. Police recorded 62 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 Maple Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halden Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seathwaite Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westminster Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Westminster Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Fairfield Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Avondale Road (East) Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Manor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grays Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halden Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road β€”

Data Sources

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