Crime Rates at Keppel Street, Barrow-in-furness, LA14 1NN

Keppel Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 774 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 Keppel Street (LA14 1NN) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Old Barrow and Hindpool average (223.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keppel Street (LA14 1NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Steel Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Franklin Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.