Total Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brier Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 475 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 Brier Drive (LA3 2QU) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brier Drive (LA3 2QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crime Well Lane, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delamere Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brier Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kintyre Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kintyre Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kintyre Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Royal Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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