Postcode · Barrow-in-Furness
Crime in LA14 5DX
How much crime is recorded in LA14 5DX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orsmgill & Hindpool
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,286 (2024)
How safe is LA14 5DX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA14 5DX area, 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 5DXNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Public order6.84.6
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs4.02.4
Burglary2.69.1
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.