Crime Rates at Whitehead Close, Barrow-in-furness, LA14 1AP

Whitehead Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 44th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehead Close (LA14 1AP) in the last 12 months was 183.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Old Barrow and Hindpool average (215.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehead Close (LA14 1AP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.