Total Crime Rate
27.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westminster Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 774 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 Westminster Avenue (LA14 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower than the Old Barrow and Hindpool average (223.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westminster Avenue (LA14 3HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Amphitrite Street. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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