Total Crime Rate

159.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 159.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Viking Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 76th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Viking Way (LA3 2TH) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 102.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viking Way (LA3 2TH), 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 Viking Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combermere Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trumacar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skylark Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunlin Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaffinch Close —
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Data Sources

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