Total Crime Rate

262.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 262.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlborough Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 43rd 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 Marlborough Road (LA3 1TL) in the last 12 months was 262.1 per 1,000 residents and was 218.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (LA3 1TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heysham Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marlborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Heysham Road 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 Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancashire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Winterdyne Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Winterdyne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Winterdyne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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