Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 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 60.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Central Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Walney Island , and the 218th highest 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 Central Drive (LA14 3HU) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% higher than the Walney Island average (42.4 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 Other crime 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Drive (LA14 3HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Littlestone Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knox Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Central Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsgate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ramsgate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Littlestone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlestone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vengeance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft French Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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