Crime Statistics for Askam in Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, 2024

This is our street level crime statistics overview for Askam in Furness in September 2024. There were a total of 11 incidents. See where they were on the map below and broken down by categories. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Criminal Damage Arson.

Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Askam in Furness, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary

Crime Category	Incidents
Violent Crime	5
Criminal Damage Arson	4
Anti Social Behaviour	1
Shoplifting	1
All Crime	11

Map of street level crime incidents in September 2024

Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Askam in Furness. This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.

Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.

Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Askam in Furness

We've taken the ten nearest places to Askam in Furness and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Askam in Furness has more crime than other surrounding areas.

Location	Crime Incidents
Dalton-In-Furness (2.24 miles)	38
Borwick Rails (2.24 miles)	30
Askam in Furness	11
Rowe Head (3.1 miles)	10
Pennington (3.1 miles)	10
Thwaite Flat (1.86 miles)	9
Ireleth (0.62 miles)	6
Loppergarth (2.48 miles)	3
Dunnerholme (1.24 miles)	1
Marton (1.86 miles)	0

Where are the most violent places near Askam in Furness?

The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Askam in Furness and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.

Location	Violent Incidents
Dalton-In-Furness	26
Borwick Rails	14
Askam in Furness	5
Thwaite Flat	5
Rowe Head	3
Pennington	3
Ireleth	3
Dunnerholme	1
Loppergarth	0
Marton	0

How likely are you to be a victim of crime in Askam in Furness?

Every two years the government publishes the Index of Multiple Deprivation. One of those domains is crime, more precisely, how likely you are to be the victim of a what is known as 'personal crime', such as muggings or burglary. The governemnt publish these statitsics down to the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) or in simple geographic terms, a few roads. These statistics are also published on a ward level as an average of the LSOAs in that area. We have taken the average rank and converted it into a more accessble form, a score out of 100. Where the higher the score, the more likely you are in Askam in Furness to be a victim of personal crime. Note that the following score has been generated from the 2019 statistics. At the time of writing, these have not been updated by the government during and since the COVID 19 pandemic.

How does crime in Askam in Furness compare to surrounding wards?

We have taken the 10 nearest wards to Askam in Furness and ranked them using our crime score based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation average rank for the ward.Askam in Furness is ranked #8.

#	Ward	Score
1	Hindpool	69
2	Risedale	51
3	Parkside	49
4	Ormsgill	40
5	Newbarns	31
6	Dalton South	18
7	Millom	12
8	Dalton North	11
9	Hawcoat	8
10	Ulverston West	8
11	Furness Peninsula	0

Which road in Askam in Furness has the highest level of crime?

We have used the Index of Multiple Deprivation to find the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in Askam in Furness with the highest crime score. Accoding to the 2019 statistics, that is in and around this marker.