Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seawell Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 166th highest crime rate of 475 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 Seawell Avenue (LA3 1NT) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seawell Avenue (LA3 1NT), 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 Seawell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Craig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Craig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drewton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Drewton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxcliffe Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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