Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Berwick Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 477 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 Berwick Way (LA3 2UB) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berwick Way (LA3 2UB), the main crime hotspot is near Crime Well Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berwick Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathfoot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kintyre Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfoot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arran Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brier Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfoot Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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