Total Crime Rate

594.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 594.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.7 10/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 34.2 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Albert Road area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 7th 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 Albert Road (LA4 4HB) in the last 12 months was 594.0 per 1,000 residents and was 621.3% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 247.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (LA4 4HB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Local resolution
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 Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back West End Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Highfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Marine Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back West End Road North —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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