Total Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West End Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heysham North , and the 228th highest crime rate of 475 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 West End Road (LA4 4EF) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Heysham North average (133.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West End Road (LA4 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Bath Street. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in West End Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Crescent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tunstall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baycliffe Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baycliffe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dennis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longmire Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Moss Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Moss Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skipton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilnbank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tunstall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dennis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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