Total Crime Rate

522.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

340.9 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 522.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 340.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 300.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.7 10/10
  • Public order 40.9 10/10
  • Drugs 27.3 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Allison Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 11th 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 Allison Street (LA14 1DF) in the last 12 months was 522.7 per 1,000 residents and was 143.0% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 340.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allison Street (LA14 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 219 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (112 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Allison Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gradwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thwaite Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Emlyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emlyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whittaker Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whittaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehead Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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