Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 38.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Helmsley Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 364th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Helmsley Drive (LA14 4RN) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helmsley Drive (LA14 4RN), 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 Helmsley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Morecambe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Candleworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Candleworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Low White Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low White Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormsgill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeds Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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