Total Crime Rate
80.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meldon Grange area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 191st highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meldon Grange (LA3 2HH) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Heysham Central average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meldon Grange (LA3 2HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Littledale Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heysham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jenny Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littledale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roeburndale Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarnbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Buckden Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roeburndale Crescent | Local resolution |
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