Total Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Plymouth Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 337th lowest crime rate of 770 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 Plymouth Street (LA14 3AN) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plymouth Street (LA14 3AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Amphitrite Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cardiff Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walney Island| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hastings Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bristol Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hastings Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hastings Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cote Ley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bristol Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Under investigation |
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