Total Crime Rate

525.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 525.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Burglary 40.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.0 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 10th 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 Highfield Crescent (LA4 4DH) in the last 12 months was 525.0 per 1,000 residents and was 537.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (β‰ˆ 175.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Crescent (LA4 4DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regent Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Heysham Central

Crime Over Time in Highfield Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back West End Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancashire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancashire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lancashire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lancashire Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cedar Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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