Crime Rates at Smeaton Street, Barrow-in-furness, LA14 2EA

Smeaton Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 128th 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 Smeaton Street (LA14 2EA) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smeaton Street (LA14 2EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mercer Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brown Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.