Total Crime Rate

269.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.3 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 269.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Clifford Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 29th 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 Clifford Street (LA14 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 269.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 215.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifford Street (LA14 2NJ), 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 Clifford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Collingwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coulton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dundonald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dundonald Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundonald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keith Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalkeith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalkeith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station 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 William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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