Total Crime Rate
43.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsway 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.
View Crime In Heysham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastlands | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drayton Road | — |
| 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 | Public order | Tarnbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarnbrook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roeburndale Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Roeburndale Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moreton Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastlands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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