Total Crime Rate

179.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Marlborough Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 58th 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 Marlborough Road (LA3 1TB) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 127.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (LA3 1TB), 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 Marlborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Winterdyne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Winterdyne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yorkshire Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime King'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandylands Promenade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandylands Promenade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grafton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heysham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gardner Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grafton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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