Total Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.5 3/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

School Houses area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Burton and Holme , and the 369th lowest crime rate of 774 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 School Houses (LA7 7NR) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% higher than the Burton and Holme average (25.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Houses (LA7 7NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millness Lane, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Houses area

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Data Sources

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