Postcode · Dalton-in-Furness
Crime in LA15 8UE
How much crime is recorded in LA15 8UE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dalton South
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,504 (2024)
How safe is LA15 8UE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA15 8UE area, broadly in line with 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
31.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 8UENational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Shoplifting9.78.4
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Burglary6.89.1
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.