Postcode · Barrow-in-Furness
Crime in LA14 5SF
How much crime is recorded in LA14 5SF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orsmgill & Hindpool
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,424 (2024)
How safe is LA14 5SF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 61.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA14 5SF area, 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
61.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
168
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 5SFNational
Violence and sexual offences52.623.6
Shoplifting41.48.4
Burglary24.19.1
Public order19.84.6
Criminal damage and arson14.24.7
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Drugs8.02.4
Other theft6.24.5
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.