Total Crime Rate
63.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marsh Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 206th highest crime rate of 770 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 Marsh Street (LA14 2DD) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsh Street (LA14 2DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mardale Grove (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Old Barrow and Hindpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Talisman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gradwell Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrith Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fife Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gradwell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gradwell Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeaton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mardale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Langdale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Langdale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mardale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Arnside Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverdale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mardale Grove | Under investigation |
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