Barrow Island and Walney vs Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe

Barrow Island and Walney has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 936 crimes in the last 12 months. Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe has a safety score of 37/100 (Below Average) with 467 crimes. Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Barrow Island and Walney shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe shows -26.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Barrow Island and Walney, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (472 incidents). In Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe, it is Violent Crime (259 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Barrow Island and Walney recorded 73 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe recorded 16. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Barrow Island and Walney totalled 472 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 259 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Barrow Island and Walney recorded 1,011 crimes (now 936, a change of -7.4%). Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe recorded 639 crimes previously (now 467, -26.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Barrow Island and Walney has a resolution rate of 15.8% and Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Barrow Island and Walney falls within the Cumbria Constabulary boundary. Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe is covered by Cumbria Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Barrow Island and Walney and Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.