Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heysham Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 148th 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 Heysham Road (LA3 2JL) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heysham Road (LA3 2JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ripon Place, where police recorded 19 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.

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Crime Over Time in Heysham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douglas Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Court —
Sep 2025Other crime St James Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Grove —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Seymour Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ripon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ripon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentlea Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentlea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ripon Place —

Data Sources

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