Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 72.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 51.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ormsgill Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 173rd 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 Ormsgill Lane (LA14 4AG) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% higher than the Dalton North average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ormsgill Lane (LA14 4AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morecambe Crescent, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Angle Meadow Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ormsgill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Angle Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morecambe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angle Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angle Meadow Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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