Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 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 130.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Duke Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dalton South , and the 69th 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 Duke Street (LA15 8HH) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 190.9% higher than the Dalton South average (44.9 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Street (LA15 8HH), the main crime hotspot is near Lord Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Duke Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ainslie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft William Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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