Total Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 30.2 3/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Black Butts Lane 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 Black Butts Lane (LA14 3AW) 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 Black Butts Lane (LA14 3AW), the main crime hotspot is near Cardiff Street. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Black Butts Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bristol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hastings Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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