Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 86.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lapwing Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 189th highest 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 Lapwing Close (LA3 2DB) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lapwing Close (LA3 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Skylark Close. Police recorded 16 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 Lapwing Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skylark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curlew Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Mews —
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Data Sources

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