Total Crime Rate

277.5 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 277.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 11th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 37th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Road (LA3 1TX) in the last 12 months was 277.5 per 1,000 residents and was 237.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (LA3 1TX), 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 Cavendish Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mears Beck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mears Beck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mears Beck Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mears Beck Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandylands Promenade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandylands Promenade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Hampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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