Total Crime Rate

819.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 819.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 485.9 10/10
  • Public order 76.3 10/10
  • Drugs 60.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Other theft 32.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 28.1 10/10
  • Other crime 20.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dalton Road area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dalton Road (LA14 1PN) in the last 12 months was 819.3 per 1,000 residents and was 266.3% higher 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 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 594.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Road (LA14 1PN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dalton Road area

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Data Sources

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