Total Crime Rate

192.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 192.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sugham Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 51st highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sugham Lane (LA3 2DR) in the last 12 months was 192.3 per 1,000 residents and was 143.0% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sugham Lane (LA3 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsway. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sugham Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longlands 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 2026Shoplifting Knowlys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knowlys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knowlys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knowlys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A589 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarnbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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