Total Crime Rate

268.8 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 268.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.8 10/10
  • Public order 37.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.8 6/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Mill Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 31st highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Street (LA14 1TN) in the last 12 months was 268.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 162.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (LA14 1TN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Street area

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Data Sources

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