Total Crime Rate

274.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 274.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.8 10/10
  • Drugs 19.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alexandra Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 31st highest crime rate of 475 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 Alexandra Road (LA3 1RS) in the last 12 months was 274.5 per 1,000 residents and was 246.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (LA3 1RS), 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.

Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yorkshire Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grafton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claremont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clevelands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clarendon Road West Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Back Avondale Road (East) Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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