Total Crime Rate
194.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chatsworth Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 50th highest crime rate of 475 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 Chatsworth Road (LA4 4JH) in the last 12 months was 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 146.0% higher than the Heysham Central average (79.1 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatsworth Road (LA4 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Street. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cedar Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cedar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cedar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Claremont Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clevelands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Claremont Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cedar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cedar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cedar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Claremont Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cedar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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