Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Douglas Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 236th 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 Douglas Drive (LA3 2LW) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower than the Heysham Central average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Drive (LA3 2LW), the main crime hotspot is near Skylark Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Douglas Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Seymour Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St James Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douglas Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skylark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moreton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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