Total Crime Rate

382.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 382.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Union Street area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ulverston , and the 20th 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 Union Street (LA12 7HR) in the last 12 months was 382.7 per 1,000 residents and was 544.9% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 176.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (LA12 7HR), 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 Market Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Neville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lower Brook Street Local resolution
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 Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellhead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Queens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Soutergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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