Total Crime Rate

291.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 291.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Other theft 31.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rothesay Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 33rd 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 Rothesay Crescent (LA3 2XR) in the last 12 months was 291.0 per 1,000 residents and was 253.4% higher than the Heysham Central average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothesay Crescent (LA3 2XR), the main crime hotspot is near Oakville Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rothesay Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moneyclose Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothesay Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Oakville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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