Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brunswick 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.

Crime Over Time in Brunswick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandylands Promenade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halden Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gardner Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mears Beck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime King'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandylands Promenade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grafton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Back Avondale Road (East) Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yorkshire Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heysham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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