Crime Rate in Walney Island, ward

Walney Island has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Westmorland and Furness district and the 2183rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 351st lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Walney Island in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Westmorland and Furness district average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Walney Island’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 256 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -92.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 293 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Walney Island ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Duddon Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.