Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 75.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Helm Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Helm Road (LA23 3BD) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Bowness and Lyth average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helm Road (LA23 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Terrace, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Biskey Howe Fold (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Helm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biskey Howe Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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