Total Crime Rate

11.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.1 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 11.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 11.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ocean Road area has the lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 102nd 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 Ocean Road (LA14 3DY) in the last 12 months was 11.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ocean Road (LA14 3DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Littlestone Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Himalaya Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ocean Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Vengeance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oak Head Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Littlestone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Amphitrite Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlestone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Head Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Head Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Himalaya Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orion Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Head Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cote Ley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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