Total Crime Rate

1448.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

560.8 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 1448.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 560.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 500.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 345.8 10/10
  • Public order 191.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.2 10/10
  • Other theft 74.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.4 10/10
  • Drugs 42.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Other crime 18.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
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

Ashburner Way area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashburner Way (LA14 5UZ) in the last 12 months was 1448.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3138.5% higher than the Dalton North average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 560.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashburner Way (LA14 5UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Steel Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashburner Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steel Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channelside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mcclintock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calcutta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clive Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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