Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Milton Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 254th lowest 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 Milton Street (LA14 5RD) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% lower than the Old Barrow and Hindpool average (215.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Street (LA14 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whittaker Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalkeith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalkeith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlisle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Whittaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Westmorland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emlyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Emlyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barrow-In-Furness Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Gate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West View Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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