Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 67.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 22.6 7/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heysham Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 222nd 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 Heysham Avenue (LA3 2DH) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower than the Heysham Central average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heysham Avenue (LA3 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near A589. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heysham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knowlys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knowlys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knowlys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A589 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knowlys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knowlys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knowlys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longlands Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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