Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rylstone Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rylstone Drive (LA3 2AS) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the Heysham Central average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 10 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rylstone Drive (LA3 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsway. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rylstone Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Roeburndale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingsdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hale Carr Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hale Carr Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roeburndale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarnbrook Road —
Sep 2025Public order Tarnbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarnbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarnbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tibicar Drive East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hale Carr Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kingsdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrison Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrison Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tranmere Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tranmere Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tranmere Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation

Data Sources

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