Crime Rates at Durham Street, Barrow-in-furness, LA13 9SP

Durham Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 239th 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 Durham Street (LA13 9SP) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Hawcoat and Newbarns average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Street (LA13 9SP), the main crime hotspot is near Brathay Crescent. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.