Postcode · Ulverston
Crime in LA12 8HX
How much crime is recorded in LA12 8HX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coniston, Broughton & Kirkby
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
How safe is LA12 8HX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA12 8HX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LA12 8HXNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Public order6.14.6
Burglary4.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft2.54.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.