Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Nelson Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Barrow and Hindpool , and the 121st 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 Nelson Street (LA14 5TB) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 16 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (LA14 5TB), 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 Nelson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
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 2026Drugs Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalkeith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Collingwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalkeith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coulton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent 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 Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keith Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whittaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden 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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