Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 43.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Middleton Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 168th 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 Middleton Road (LA3 2SA) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (LA3 2SA), the main crime hotspot is near Dunlin Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skylark Close —
Apr 2026Public order Ripon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaffinch Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warren Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combermere Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunlin Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Warren Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trumacar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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