Total Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 43.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • 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

Dover Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Walney Island , and the 313th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dover Street (LA14 3LE) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Street (LA14 3LE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dover Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hastings Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Littlestone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlestone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ramsgate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsgate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bristol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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