Total Crime Rate

356.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

200.0 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 356.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 200.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.8 9/10
  • Public order 43.8 10/10
  • Drugs 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.5 10/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cavendish Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 21st highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Street (LA14 1AR) in the last 12 months was 356.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Street (LA14 1AR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehead Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Arnside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fenton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mercer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crellin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crellin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcclean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mcclean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mercer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mercer Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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