Total Crime Rate
115.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rylstone Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 128th highest crime rate of 477 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 115.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% 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 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Littledale Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heysham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arncliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tibicar Drive East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hale Carr Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hale Carr Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tranmere Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tranmere Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tranmere Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hale Carr Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kingsdale Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kingsdale Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roeburndale Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsdale Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Roeburndale Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarnbrook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tarnbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarnbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarnbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsway | — |
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