Total Crime Rate
153.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Drake Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 59th highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Drake Street (LA14 5RG) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 346.1% higher than the Dalton North average (34.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 94.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drake Street (LA14 5RG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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