Postcode · Dalton-in-Furness
Crime in LA15 8FA
How much crime is recorded in LA15 8FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Askam & Dalton North
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,342 (2024)
How safe is LA15 8FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA15 8FA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
LA15 8FANational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Public order7.34.6
Burglary4.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.51.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 70% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.