Total Crime Rate
128.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Yorkshire Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 115th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Yorkshire Street (LA3 1QE) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yorkshire Street (LA3 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heysham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Back West End Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Yorkshire Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chatsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Marlborough Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Regent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Regent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Westminster Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westminster Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yorkshire Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back West End Road North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Avondale Road (East) | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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