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Postcode sector · Barrow-in-Furness

Crime in LA14 1

How much crime is recorded in LA14 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
12,112 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA14 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA14 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
56.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

LA14 1National
Violence and sexual offences48.723.6
Burglary20.09.1
Shoplifting12.58.4
Public order12.14.6
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Drugs5.62.4
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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