Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 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 88.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norton Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 164th 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 Norton Road (LA3 1PG) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Road (LA3 1PG), 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 Norton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hale Carr Grove —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seathwaite Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hale Carr Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road 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 Oxcliffe Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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