Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Telford Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 140th highest crime rate of 774 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 Telford Street (LA14 2ER) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Telford Street (LA14 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mardale Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Telford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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