Total Crime Rate

399.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 399.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grafton Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 20th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Place (LA3 1RZ) in the last 12 months was 399.3 per 1,000 residents and was 384.8% higher than the Heysham Central average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 182.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Place (LA3 1RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Avondale Road (East) Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Heysham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lancashire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lancashire Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heysham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Fairfield Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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