Crime Rates at Yewdale Avenue, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 2LR

Yewdale Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 135th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yewdale Avenue (LA3 2LR) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yewdale Avenue (LA3 2LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ripon Place, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skylark Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.