Crime Rates at Eskdale Drive, Dalton-in-furness, LA15 8NX

Eskdale Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dalton South , and the 258th lowest 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 Eskdale Drive (LA15 8NX) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskdale Drive (LA15 8NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windermere Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ullswater Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.