Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Spinney area has the 29th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Spinney (LA3 2FP) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Spinney (LA3 2FP), the main crime hotspot is near Jenny Nook. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Spinney area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moreton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastlands
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Under investigation

Data Sources

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