Total Crime Rate

170.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Morecambe Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 47th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morecambe Crescent (LA14 4BL) in the last 12 months was 170.1 per 1,000 residents and was 280.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morecambe Crescent (LA14 4BL), the main crime hotspot is near Broad Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morecambe Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millstone Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morecambe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeds Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormsgill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low White Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Low White Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Candleworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Candleworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millstone Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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