Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Park Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 234th 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 Park Road (LA14 4RH) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (LA14 4RH), 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 Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millstone Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank 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 Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Croft 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
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Data Sources

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