Total Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Salthouse Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 365th highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Salthouse Road (LA14 2DX) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salthouse Road (LA14 2DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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