Total Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farriers Fold area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 71st 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 Farriers Fold (LA3 2FB) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farriers Fold (LA3 2FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jenny Nook, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seymour Grove (10 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 | Seymour Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drayton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moreton Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Seymour Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Grove | Under investigation |
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