Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 91.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Littledale Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 171st highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Littledale Avenue (LA3 2ER) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Littledale Avenue (LA3 2ER), 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 Littledale Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stansy Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilstead Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastlands β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Roeburndale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roeburndale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilstead Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsway β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilstead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stansy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilstead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilstead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilstead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Road β€”
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 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Kingsdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingsdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peplow Road β€”

Data Sources

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