Total Crime Rate
141.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hessam Heights area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 106th highest crime rate of 477 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 Hessam Heights (LA3 2TX) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% higher than the Heysham Central average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hessam Heights (LA3 2TX), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Banks Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trumacar Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Combermere Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A683 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Curlew Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skylark Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trumacar Lane | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Combermere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trumacar Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trumacar Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunlin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunlin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Banks Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alan Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunlin Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Combermere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunlin Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunlin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunlin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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