Crime Rate in High Furness, ward

High Furness has the lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Westmorland and Furness district and the 237th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 192nd lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in High Furness in the last 12 months was 16.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Westmorland and Furness district average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, High Furness’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the High Furness ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Back Lane, with 7 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Marsh Garth (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.