Total Crime Rate
74.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farm Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 171st highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Farm Street (LA14 2RX) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farm Street (LA14 2RX), the main crime hotspot is near Schooner Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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