Total Crime Rate

164.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Hindpool Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 50th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hindpool Road (LA14 2ND) in the last 12 months was 164.2 per 1,000 residents and was 267.0% higher than the Dalton North average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hindpool Road (LA14 2ND), the main crime hotspot is near William Street. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hindpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalkeith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalkeith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order William Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundonald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dundonald Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dundonald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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