Barrow Island and Walney vs South Whitehaven and St Bees

Barrow Island and Walney has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 936 crimes in the last 12 months. South Whitehaven and St Bees has a safety score of 13/100 (High Crime) with 727 crimes. South Whitehaven and St Bees 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. South Whitehaven and St Bees shows -24.7% (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 South Whitehaven and St Bees, it is Violent Crime (413 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 South Whitehaven and St Bees recorded 30. 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 413 in South Whitehaven and St Bees. 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%). South Whitehaven and St Bees recorded 965 crimes previously (now 727, -24.7%).

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 South Whitehaven and St Bees has 33.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Barrow Island and Walney falls within the Cumbria Constabulary boundary. South Whitehaven and St Bees 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 South Whitehaven and St Bees. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.