Crime Rate in Dalton South, ward

Dalton South has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Westmorland and Furness district and the 1436th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 294th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dalton South in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Westmorland and Furness district average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dalton South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dalton South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lord Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.