Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Norton Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 143rd 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 Norton Road (LA3 1PG) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% higher than the Heysham Central average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Road (LA3 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near Dalton Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grays Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deancroft Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norton Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seathwaite Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tibicar Drive East Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hale Carr Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St John'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrison Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hale Carr Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hale Carr Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrison Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rydal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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