Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Burton and Holme , and the 139th 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 This (LA8 8AR) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 291.1% higher than the Burton and Holme average (21.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode LA8 8AR, the main crime hotspot is near Crooked Gate. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in LA8 8AR area

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Data Sources

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