Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sefton Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heysham North , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sefton Road (LA3 1UE) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Heysham North average (133.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sefton Road (LA3 1UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavendish Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Road West (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Avondale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Back Avondale Road (East) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Winterdyne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | King'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harrington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarendon Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarendon Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clarendon Road West | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Winterdyne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lordsome Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grafton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yorkshire Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grafton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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