Crime Rates at Priory Road, Ulverston, LA12 9HR

Priory Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ulverston , and the 133rd 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 Priory Road (LA12 9HR) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (LA12 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West End Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.