Total Crime Rate
162.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lord Street area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dalton South , and the 54th highest crime rate of 774 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 Lord Street (LA15 8HF) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 327.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lord Street (LA15 8HF), the main crime hotspot is near Lord Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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