Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 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 92.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Middle Field area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 119th 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 Middle Field (LA14 4BT) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 107.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Field (LA14 4BT), 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 Middle Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meetings View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meetings View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meetings View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angle Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angle Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Angle Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowerby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cocken Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meetings View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millstone Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Low White Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low White Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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