Total Crime Rate
601.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hardy Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 6th highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hardy Street (LA14 2HA) in the last 12 months was 601.7 per 1,000 residents and was 169.0% higher 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 331.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hardy Street (LA14 2HA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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