Total Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsway area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 98th 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 Kingsway (LA3 2AA) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Heysham Central average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsway (LA3 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hale Carr Grove, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roeburndale Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heysham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxcliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roeburndale Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roeburndale Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hale Carr Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hale Carr Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arncliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Grove | Under investigation |
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