Postcode · Barrow-in-Furness
Crime in LA14 4EL
How much crime is recorded in LA14 4EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawcoat & Furness Abbey
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,351 (2024)
How safe is LA14 4EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA14 4EL 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
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
LA14 4ELNational
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Burglary9.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.