Total Crime Rate
97.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heysham Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 157th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heysham Road (LA3 2BA) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% higher than the Heysham Central average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heysham Road (LA3 2BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harrison Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heysham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrison Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tranmere Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrison Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harrison Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arncliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tranmere Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tibicar Drive East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kingsdale Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsdale Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kingsdale Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tranmere Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.