Total Crime Rate
109.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middleton Road 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 Middleton Road (LA3 2RY) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Middleton Road (LA3 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trumacar Lane, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warren Grove (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heysham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ripon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Banks Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A683 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Combermere Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Combermere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Combermere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trumacar Lane | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ripon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ripon Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alan Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heysham Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heysham Hall Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trumacar Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trumacar Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trumacar Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfoot Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heathfoot Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Banks Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfoot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Delamere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delamere Avenue | Under investigation |
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