Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romney Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dalton South , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romney Road (LA15 8UE) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romney Road (LA15 8UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rawlinson Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Romney Road area

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Data Sources

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