Total Crime Rate

323.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 323.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Long Croft area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Croft (LA14 4BS) in the last 12 months was 323.9 per 1,000 residents and was 839.1% higher than the Dalton North average (34.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 186.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Croft (LA14 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Broad Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Long Croft area

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Data Sources

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