Crime Rate in Low Furness, ward

Low Furness has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Westmorland and Furness district and the 604th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 226th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Low Furness in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Westmorland and Furness district average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Low Furness’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Low Furness ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Cooper Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.