Total Crime Rate

272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.3 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 272.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 475 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 Marlborough Road (LA3 1TP) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 244.7% higher than the Heysham Central average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 280.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (LA3 1TP), the main crime hotspot is near Cavendish Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Marlborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Offender given a caution
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 2026Drugs Heysham Road Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halden Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Winterdyne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Winterdyne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grafton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gardner Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grafton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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