Total Crime Rate
53.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buccleuch Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dalton South , and the 261st highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Buccleuch Street (LA15 8BE) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% higher than the Dalton South average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buccleuch Street (LA15 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Mount, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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