Postcode · Barrow-in-Furness
Crime in LA14 5AY
How much crime is recorded in LA14 5AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkside
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,172 (2024)
How safe is LA14 5AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA14 5AY area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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 5AYNational
Violence and sexual offences40.423.6
Shoplifting12.88.4
Burglary12.59.1
Public order11.54.6
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Other theft6.14.5
Other crime4.61.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.