Postcode · Dalton-in-Furness
Crime in LA15 8NS
How much crime is recorded in LA15 8NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dalton South
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,342 (2024)
How safe is LA15 8NS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA15 8NS area, above 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
35.0
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 8NSNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.24.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Burglary0.09.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.