Total Crime Rate

203.5 per 1,000 9/10 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 203.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balmoral Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Heysham Central , and the 59th 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 Balmoral Road (LA4 4JS) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 147.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (β‰ˆ 123.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (LA4 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Lancashire Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cedar Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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