Total Crime Rate

213.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 213.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sugham Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 55th highest crime rate of 477 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 213.3 per 1,000 residents and was 159.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sugham Lane (LA3 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsway. Police recorded 31 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 Sugham Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tranmere Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tranmere Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Grove —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Seymour Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tranmere Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarnbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingsdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Kingsdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarnbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tarnbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarnbrook Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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