Crime Rates at Manchester Street, Barrow-in-furness, LA14 1QR

Manchester 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 Manchester Street (LA14 1QR) 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 Manchester Street (LA14 1QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 176 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.