Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

School Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 475 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 School Road (LA3 2RF) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% higher than the Heysham Central average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (LA3 2RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ripon Place, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brentlea Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesketh Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eardley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ripon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longlands Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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