Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 73.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Brentlea Crescent area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 205th highest crime rate of 475 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 Brentlea Crescent (LA3 2BT) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brentlea Crescent (LA3 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ripon Place, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seymour Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brentlea Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ripon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brentlea Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longlands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eardley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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