Total Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Alfred Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 227th 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 King Alfred Street (LA14 3BS) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Alfred Street (LA14 3BS), the main crime hotspot is near Littlestone Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Walney Island| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oak Head Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oak Head Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Himalaya Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cote Ley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Littlestone Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlestone Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ramsgate Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ramsgate Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vengeance Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Amphitrite Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oak Head Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Oak Head Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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