Crap Towns / Heysham / Crime

How much crime is there in Heysham?

The police recorded 66.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Heysham from September 2023 to August 2026, 12% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 35.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 69.9, up from 64.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	64.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	66.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	69.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	35.5	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	8.7	7.0
Other theft	4.8	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.8	3.8
Public order	3.4	6.6
Burglary	3.0	3.1
Other crime	2.2	2.0
Drugs	1.9	2.4
Shoplifting	1.8	7.1
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Morecambe	2.6 km	107
Fleetwood	18.5 km	105
Lancaster	5.5 km	88.7
Ulverston	20.2 km	69.1
Heysham	–	66.9
Cleveleys	21.6 km	64.0
Carnforth	11.1 km	52.8
Thornton	21.4 km	50.8
Dalton-in-Furness	22.5 km	50.5
Garstang	17.9 km	42.4
Bolton-le-Sands	6.2 km	24.2
The typical town	–	76.2