Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Rylstone Drive area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 174th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rylstone Drive (LA3 2DY) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rylstone Drive (LA3 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Littledale Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rylstone Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A589 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roeburndale Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hale Carr Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hale Carr Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roeburndale Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littledale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarnbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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