Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Albert Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Street (LA14 2JS) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Street (LA14 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stark Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Street area

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Data Sources

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