Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.4 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Brook Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ulverston , and the 61st highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Brook Street (LA12 7BH) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 128.9% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Brook Street (LA12 7BH), 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 Garden Terrace (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Brook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lower Brook Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellhead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Soutergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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