Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 38.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Empress Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 360th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Empress Drive (LA14 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empress Drive (LA14 3DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Himalaya Avenue. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Empress Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cote Ley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Head Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Amphitrite Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Head Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Head Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oak Head Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vengeance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Himalaya Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orion Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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