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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge Road (LA3 1RY) 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 Cambridge Road (LA3 1RY), 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.

Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gardner Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order King'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grafton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime King'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clarendon Road West Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Heysham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster 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 Back Winterdyne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Winterdyne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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