Total Crime Rate
89.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Devonshire Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 178th highest crime rate of 477 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 Devonshire Road (LA3 1SF) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devonshire Road (LA3 1SF), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heysham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Regent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Yorkshire Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Marine Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Marine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Marine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Myrtle Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Claremont Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yorkshire Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Claremont Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Claremont Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back West End Road North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Westminster Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westminster Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Back West End Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yorkshire Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Yorkshire Street East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarendon Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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