Total Crime Rate

324.9 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 324.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cavendish Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 28th highest crime rate of 477 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 Cavendish Road (LA3 1TT) in the last 12 months was 324.9 per 1,000 residents and was 294.5% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (β‰ˆ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (LA3 1TT), 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.

View Crime In Heysham Central

Crime Over Time in Cavendish Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heysham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Heysham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westminster Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Westminster Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandylands Promenade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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