Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Middleton Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Road (LA3 3JS) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (LA3 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Hill Grove. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Heysham Central

Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Hill Grove Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑