Total Crime Rate

194.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 194.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Balmoral 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 Balmoral Road (LA4 4JS) 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 Balmoral Road (LA4 4JS), 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.

Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street —
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clarendon Road West Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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