Total Crime Rate
88.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lumley 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 Lumley Street (LA14 2EQ) 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 Lumley Street (LA14 2EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Mardale Grove. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Old Barrow and Hindpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Talisman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeaton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrith Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mardale Grove | Under investigation |
| 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 | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mardale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lonsdale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | New Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mardale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mercer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mercer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mercer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mardale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mercer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
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