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

High Street 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 High Street (LA14 1QL) 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 High Street (LA14 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coulton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Emlyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Barrow-In-Furness Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keith Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Manchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Raleigh Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emlyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Collingwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundonald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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