Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kingsway area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (LA3 2EF) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (LA3 2EF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastlands —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarnbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tarnbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarnbrook Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roeburndale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Roeburndale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moreton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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