Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heysham Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Heysham Road (LA3 1NN) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower than the Heysham Central average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heysham Road (LA3 1NN), the main crime hotspot is near Dalton Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heysham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Craig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandylands Promenade —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxcliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Craig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Craig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Drewton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drewton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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