Total Crime Rate

186.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 186.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 141.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.2 10/10
  • Public order 29.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Lime Kiln Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 43rd 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 Lime Kiln Walk (LA14 4BY) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 317.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 141.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Kiln Walk (LA14 4BY), 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 Lime Kiln Walk 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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