Total Crime Rate

128.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 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 128.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.1 10/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hillside Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ulverston , and the 76th 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 Hillside Road (LA12 9LB) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 117.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Road (LA12 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood Crest, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Barnard View (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Underwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Crest Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Crest Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazeltree Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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