Postcode · Ulverston
Crime in LA12 9ER
How much crime is recorded in LA12 9ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ulverston
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,501 (2024)
How safe is LA12 9ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA12 9ER area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 9ERNational
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary3.09.1
Other theft3.04.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.