Postcode · Dalton-in-Furness
Crime in LA15 8LY
How much crime is recorded in LA15 8LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dalton South
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
How safe is LA15 8LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA15 8LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 8LYNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime2.01.5
Burglary1.69.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.