Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

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 42.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Carleton Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heysham North , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 477 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 Carleton Street (LA4 4NX) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Heysham North average (155.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carleton Street (LA4 4NX), the main crime hotspot is near Euston Grove. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carleton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Euston Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Needham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Needham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Euston Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Euston Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hestham Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Battismore Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hestham Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hestham Drive β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilnbank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hestham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanders Grove β€”
Sep 2025Public order Hutton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Corringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hutton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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