Total Crime Rate

355.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 355.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Bold Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 22nd 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 Bold Street (LA3 1TS) in the last 12 months was 355.3 per 1,000 residents and was 349.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 152.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bold Street (LA3 1TS), 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 Bold Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Halden Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halden Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West 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 Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road
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 2026Other crime Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heysham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grafton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yorkshire Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bold Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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