Total Crime Rate
118.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brunswick Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 117th highest crime rate of 475 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 Brunswick Road (LA3 1UG) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 61.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brunswick Road (LA3 1UG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandylands Promenade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cavendish Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cavendish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raglan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halden Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gardner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harrington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mears Beck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | King'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandylands Promenade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grafton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Back Avondale Road (East) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Yorkshire Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yorkshire Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Heysham Road | Under investigation |
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