Postcode · Dalton-in-Furness
Crime in LA15 8HY
How much crime is recorded in LA15 8HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dalton South
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,497 (2024)
How safe is LA15 8HY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA15 8HY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 8HYNational
Violence and sexual offences29.223.6
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Public order7.54.6
Other crime3.21.5
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.22.4
Burglary1.49.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting1.08.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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.