Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Anticross area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dalton South , and the 178th highest crime rate of 770 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 Anticross (LA15 8LP) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anticross (LA15 8LP), the main crime hotspot is near Ruskin Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anticross area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dalton Fields Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Langdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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