Overview of Barrow-in-Furness crime rate
The most common crime types in Barrow-in-Furness are Violence and sexual offences (43.1%), Anti-social behaviour (13.5%), and Criminal damage and arson (11.4%), with the least frequent being Bicycle theft (0.7%), Robbery (0.4%), and Theft from the person (0.3%).
Among its 7 wards, those with the highest crime rates include Old Barrow and Hindpool (282.1), Ormsgill and Parkside (82.9), and Risedale and Roosecote (72.5), while the safest are Hawcoat and Newbarns (51.1), Dalton South (43.7), and Dalton North (36.2).
In terms of Postcode districts overlapping Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 (142.2), LA12 (69.7), and LA13 (61.4) report high crime rates, whereas LA15 (41.0), LA16 (29.9), and LA17 (19.0) are the safest.
Barrow-in-Furness crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 2928 (43.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 921 (13.5)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 773 (11.4)%
- Public order – 616 (9.1)%
- Other theft – 354 (5.2)%
- Shoplifting – 295 (4.3)%
- Drugs – 237 (3.5)%
- Burglary – 188 (2.8)%
- Vehicle crime – 164 (2.4)%
- Other crime – 128 (1.9)%
- Possession of weapons – 104 (1.5)%
- Bicycle theft – 48 (0.7)%
- Robbery – 25 (0.4)%
- Theft from the person – 19 (0.3)%
How does Barrow-in-Furness compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Barrow-in-Furness wards
There are 7 wards within Barrow-in-Furness. Old Barrow and Hindpool, Ormsgill and Parkside, Risedale and Roosecote has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 7 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Barrow-in-Furness wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Barrow-in-Furness
There are 6 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Barrow-in-Furness. Highest crime rates in LA14, LA12, LA13 .
- LA14 – 142.2
- LA12 – 69.7
- LA13 – 61.4
- LA15 – 41.0
- LA16 – 29.9
- LA17 – 19.0
Postcode districts in Barrow-in-Furness
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