Crime Rates at Church Street, Barrow-in-furness, LA14 2HW

Church 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 Church Street (LA14 2HW) 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 Church Street (LA14 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 194 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (112 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.