Total Crime Rate

269.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.9 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 269.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Public order 60.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wordsworth Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 28th highest crime rate of 770 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 Wordsworth Street (LA14 5SB) in the last 12 months was 269.5 per 1,000 residents and was 502.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 148.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Street (LA14 5SB), the main crime hotspot is near Hood Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Raleigh Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cowper Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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