Total Crime Rate

286.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 286.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.6 8/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Paradise Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 24th 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 Paradise Street (LA14 2HS) in the last 12 months was 286.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 135.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Street (LA14 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paradise Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harrison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stark Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harrison Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lonsdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mercer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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