Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middleton 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 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 (β‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ripon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banks Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person A683 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Combermere Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Combermere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Combermere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trumacar Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ripon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ripon Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alan Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heysham Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heysham Hall Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trumacar Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trumacar Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trumacar Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfoot Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathfoot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banks Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfoot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Delamere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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