Total Crime Rate
89.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sefton Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 176th 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 Sefton Road (LA3 1UD) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Heysham Central average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sefton Road (LA3 1UD), 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cavendish Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Westminster Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westminster Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seathwaite Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fairfield Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Avondale Road (East) | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandylands Promenade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cavendish Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yorkshire Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heysham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heysham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandylands Promenade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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