Total Crime Rate
138.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yorkshire Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 95th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Yorkshire Street (LA3 1QF) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% 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 crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yorkshire Street (LA3 1QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavendish Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Road West (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarendon Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Winterdyne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grafton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gardner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grafton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Yorkshire Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yorkshire Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Avondale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Back Avondale Road (East) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clarendon Road West | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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