Total Crime Rate

843.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

594.4 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 843.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 594.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 498.0 10/10
  • Public order 80.3 10/10
  • Drugs 52.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.2 10/10
  • Other theft 32.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.1 7/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dalton Road area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 770 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 1PP) in the last 12 months was 843.4 per 1,000 residents and was 292.0% 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 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 594.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Road (LA14 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 230 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 Dalton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barrow-In-Furness Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Emlyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emlyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cavendish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Whittaker Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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