Total Crime Rate

90.7 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 90.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Oxcliffe Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 175th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxcliffe Road (LA3 1LY) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the Heysham Central average (82.4 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxcliffe Road (LA3 1LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hale Carr Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roeburndale Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxcliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Roeburndale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hale Carr Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stansy Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stansy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roeburndale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clay Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hale Carr Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hale Carr Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clay Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deancroft Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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