Total Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hope Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Dalton North , and the 356th 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 Hope Street (LA15 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher than the Dalton North average (34.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hope Street (LA15 8SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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