Moving to Furness Peninsula, South Lakeland - Useful Information
So you are thinking of moving to Furness Peninsula in South Lakeland? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Furness Peninsula is on the up and up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Furness Peninsula the land of milk and honey or a hell hole? Time to find out!
Nothing gives an accurate snapshop of an area quite like the Indices of Multiple Deprivation. These statistics are published every two years by the government and really give you an insight into what Furness Peninsula is really like. We use the traffic light system, so you can see at a glace how bad (or good) Furness Peninsula is. The decile scores we publish range from 1 to 10, where 1 is the worst and 10 the best. They represent the average of all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in Furness Peninsula.
| Deprivation Domain | |
|---|---|
| Income | 9 |
| Employment | 8 |
| Education, Skills & Training | 9 |
| Health & Disability | 8 |
| Crime | 10 |
| Outdoor Environment | 10 |
Crime in Furness Peninsula
If you are moving to Furness Peninsula you'll want to know if the area if a crime infested hell hole compared to the other wards in South Lakeland. We have you covered. No need to stake the place out at night to see if it turns into an anti-social nightmware at night!
We have taken the 'best fit' Policing area that includes Furness Peninsula and grabbed the crime incidents from data.police.uk The data is for incidents reported to the Police. In by far the majority of incidents, no further action is taken. The data is typically 3 months in arrears.
There were a total of 13 street level crime incidents in Furness Peninsula in February 2021. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Public Order. Below are these incidents broken down by category.
Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Furness Peninsula, 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 | 8 |
| Public Order | 3 |
| Anti Social Behaviour | 1 |
| Criminal Damage Arson | 1 |
| All Crime | 13 |
That's all very well, but you want to know if those crime incidents are happening in the road you are thinking of moving to, right? Here they are plotted on a map. You can see where the clusters are. To protect people's privacy, each road is broken down in to one or two clusters. So that could mean the incidents occur throughout the road or multiple incidents at one address,
The Indices of Multiple Deprivation has a breakdown of crime in the Furness Peninsula area down to Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) level. This is equivelent to a few roads. These statistics are a measure of how likley you are to be victim of 'personal or material crime', lovely! So in laymen's terms, how likely you are to be mugged or burgled. According to these statistics, here are the roads with the least crime and the most crime:
Roads with the most crime in Furness Peninsula
Carrs Lane, Coast Road, Duke Street, Flower Street, Greystone Lane, Hard Knotts Lane, Kiln Lane, Lands Close, Long Lane, Main Street, Malt Kiln Road, Meadow Lane, Mill Lane, Moss Lane, New Close, Piel View, Riddings Lane, Slop Lane, Stone Close, The Croft, The Guards, Ulverston Road, Wellside, Westmore CloseRoads with the least Crime in Furness Peninsula
Ash Court, Back Fox Street, Birkrigg Close, Bracken Grove, Brook Vale, Carley Close, Carley Lane, Central Court, Crosslands Close, East Drive, Fell View, Fox Street, Garden Court, Goad Street, Heather Bank, Kingsley Avenue, Main Road, Meadowside, Moorgarth, Park Avenue, Park Field, Park Road, Park Side, Rufus Lane, South Green, Spring Vale, Trinkeld Avenue, Ulverston Road, Urswick Road, Willow CourtUniversal Credit (UC) Statistics in and around Furness Peninsula, South Lakeland
Although Universal Credit (UC) is a in and out of work benefit, it is a good indicator of the levels of unemployment and crucially as we move to a 'gig economy', under employment in Furness Peninsula. The Department for Work & Pensions typically publish UC count figures 6 months in arrears.Wages Statistics: How much can you expect to earn in Furness Peninsula?
Every year the Office of National Statitics (ONS) publishes its labour market survery. Amongst these statitics is how much gross weekly pay you can earn on average in any local district council area. South Lakeland is ranked 229/314 local district councils in England, from the highest down to the lowest average weekly gross pay.Your Wellbeing in Furness Peninsula
Each year the Office for National Statitics (ONS) conducts a wellbeing survey at the local district level. We've grabbed the results for South Lakeland so you can see what to expect in Furness Peninsula. Is it a soul destroying hellhole or quite the salubrious desireable place to live?Your Health in Furness Peninsula
If you are thinking of moving to Furness Peninsula, you'll want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out how South Lakeland compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
