Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 77.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Quay Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ulverston , and the 155th 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 Quay Street (LA12 9AT) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 41.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quay Street (LA12 9AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canal Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byron Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Quay Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spout Lane
Apr 2026Public order Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canal Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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