Total Crime Rate
88.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mortimer Grove area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 181st highest crime rate of 477 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 Mortimer Grove (LA3 2HW) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mortimer Grove (LA3 2HW), 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 | Peplow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roeburndale Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilstead Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilstead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilstead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gilstead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilstead Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilstead Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastlands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastlands | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Roeburndale Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsway | — |
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