Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hestham Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heysham North , and the 158th 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 Hestham Avenue (LA4 4PZ) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hestham Avenue (LA4 4PZ), 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 Hestham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Corringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Westover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Euston Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Battismore Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Euston Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hestham Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hestham Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hestham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whinsfell View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whinsfell View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinsfell View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Euston Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hestham Crescent —
Sep 2025Drugs Primrose Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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