Total Crime Rate
163.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 73rd 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 East Street (LA3 1QR) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 106.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 115.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 115.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Street (LA3 1QR), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grafton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Balmoral 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 | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Balmoral Road | Local resolution |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Claremont Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Claremont Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Claremont Crescent | 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 | Other crime | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarendon Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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