Total Crime Rate

193.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 193.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upper Oak Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 42nd 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 Upper Oak Street (LA23 2LB) in the last 12 months was 193.8 per 1,000 residents and was 143.6% higher than the Bowness and Lyth average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Oak Street (LA23 2LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Oak Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Upper Oak Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Oak Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Droomer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Droomer Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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