Total Crime Rate

632.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

373.4 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 632.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 373.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 265.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 126.6 10/10
  • Public order 101.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Drugs 31.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Duke Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 5th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duke Street (LA14 1XT) in the last 12 months was 632.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1315.0% higher than the Dalton North average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 373.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Street (LA14 1XT), the main crime hotspot is near Steel Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Duke Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dundonald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dundonald Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundonald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mcclintock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clive Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calcutta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steel Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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