Total Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 24.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Irwell Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Walney Island , and the 269th lowest 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 Irwell Road (LA14 3WA) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower 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 4 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 ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irwell Road (LA14 3WA), the main crime hotspot is near Duddon Drive. 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 Irwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humber Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windrush Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eamont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eamont Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allonby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duddon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rother Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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