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Postcode district · Askam-in-Furness

Crime in LA16

How much crime is recorded in LA16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
3,351 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA16

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA16, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

LA16National
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime2.01.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other theft1.74.5
Burglary1.59.1
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% 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.

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