Crime Rate in Ulverston, ward

Ulverston has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Westmorland and Furness district and the 3085th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 367th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ulverston in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Westmorland and Furness district average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ulverston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 321 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 397 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ulverston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.