Total Crime Rate

263.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.9 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 263.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Broad Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 31st 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 Broad Close (LA14 4RJ) in the last 12 months was 263.2 per 1,000 residents and was 488.3% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Close (LA14 4RJ), 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 Broad Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormsgill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Croft 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 Millstone Avenue 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 2026Public order Morecambe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeds Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlefield 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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