Total Crime Rate
49.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alexander Gardens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ulverston , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alexander Gardens (LA12 0DN) in the last 12 months was 49.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Ulverston average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alexander Gardens (LA12 0DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Brook Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ulverston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lower Brook Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Richmond Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queens Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queens Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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