Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Woodlands Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heysham North , and the 112th 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 Woodlands Drive (LA3 1NA) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Drive (LA3 1NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seathwaite Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hale Carr Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Drive area

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

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