Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Street (LA14 5SE) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Street (LA14 5SE), the main crime hotspot is near Montague Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 38 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 (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coulton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundonald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whittaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Whittaker Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hood Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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